Arizona DUI InformationIs Your Arizona DUI Charge About To Ruin Your Life?

There are many ways a DUI incident can cause your driver’s license to be suspended.  This article only deals with “Admin Per Se” or Implied Consent” suspensions.  This is because in most cases, this is the first way a DUI incident starts resulting in suspended driving privileges.  It often occurs even before your first court date.  So these suspensions can arise without a DUI conviction.  This means you do not have to be found guilty of DUI for these suspensions to go into effect.

Most people cited for a DUI will also have their license suspended within 15 days of their DUI arrest if they blew into an official breath testing device or refused to submit to breath, blood or urine testing.  If blood was taken, then the suspension is put off until the official blood test is completed.  Once the results of the blood test are known, then MVD will notify you of your suspension if the results are .08% or more.

MVD LICENSE SUSPENSION

Administrative License Suspensions
The Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles (“MVD”) will suspend your license if you refuse to submit to a breath, blood or urine test after you have been arrested for DUI.  This is an Implied Consent Suspension, also known as a Refusal Suspension.  MVD will also suspend your license for a minimum of 90 days if your breath or blood results show a Blood Alcohol Concentration of .08% or more.  These are known as Admin Per Se Suspensions. 

Refusal/Implied Consent Suspensions
First time Implied Consent Refusal Suspensions will result in a 1-year suspension of your driver’s license.  However, a Special Ignition Interlock Restricted Driver’s License (“SIIRDL”) may be obtained after the first 90 days of the suspension.  The SIIRDL requires you to install an Ignition Interlock Device in your vehicle after the first 90 days and restricts your driving to and from work, school or treatment and for the remaining portion of the suspension.

A second Implied Consent /Refusal Suspension within 7 years of a previous refusal will result in a 2-year suspension of your driver’s license.  There is no SIIRDL available under these circumstances.  A third Implied Consent/Refusal Suspension within 7 years of 2 prior refusals will result in a 2-year suspension.  There is no SIIRDL available under these circumstances.

.08% or More/Admin Per Se Suspensions
First time Implied Consent .08% or more suspensions will result in a 90-day suspension of your driver’s license.  However you can obtain a restricted license allowing you to drive to and from work, school or treatment after the first 30 days of the suspension if you have an Arizona Driver’s License.  If you do not have an Arizona Driver’s License, then you are not eligible for a restricted driver’s license or your nonresident driving privileges will be suspended for 90 days flat.

A second Admin Per Se .08% or more suspension within 7 years will result in a flat 90-day suspension.  Restricted driving privileges are not allowed during any portion of the suspension.

A third Admin Per Se .08% or More Suspension within 7 years will result in a 90-day suspension.  Restricted driving privileges are not during any portion of the suspension.

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