Driver's License Division Hearings

Salt Lake City DUI lawyer helping clients keep their licenses

If you have been charged with a DUI in Utah, you have 10 days to request a Driver's License Division (DLD) hearing or else your license will be automatically suspended for 120 days. Do not allow this to happen. The Law Office of Harold W. Stone, III helps clients living in Salt Lake City and throughout Utah request DLD hearings after arrest and works to preserve their rights to drive while criminal charges are pending. 

Building your foundation for freedom 

A DUI arrest in Utah actually results in two cases being bought against you — one civil, the other criminal. The DLD hearing is a civil hearing, but winning there preserves your ability to drive while your criminal case proceeds. Bear in mind, however, that if you are later convicted in criminal court of a DUI, you can still lose your license.

The DLD hearing often plays a crucial role in preparing your defense for criminal court. At the hearing, the police officer who arrested you testifies for the first time about your arrest. Provo criminal lawyer Harold Stone uses this opportunity to cross-examine police officers on the critical issues affecting your case, such as field sobriety tests, qualifications to conduct these tests, and other circumstances that led to your arrest. Since his testimony is under oath, the officer cannot change his story later on, and Mr. Stone can use this information to devise strategies on how best to attack the officer at trial.

Act now to protect your right to drive

From offices located in Midvale, our firm represents clients charged with underage DUI offenses throughout the greater Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area. Call today at 1-801-913-7055, or contact the firm online to schedule your initial consultation.