Gila County ALR Hearing Guide

How to request your Administrative License Revocation hearing and protect your driving privileges.

Last verified: July 12, 2026

15-Day Deadline

You have exactly 15 days from your arrest to request an ALR hearing. Miss this deadline and your license is automatically suspended. No exceptions.

Enter your arrest date to see your deadline:

Your deadline will appear here

If You Request in Time

  • • Temporary permit until hearing
  • • Chance to keep your license
  • • Gather evidence for defense

If You Miss the Deadline

  • • Automatic 90-180 day suspension
  • • No hearing, no appeal
  • • Starts 40 days after arrest

How to Request Your Hearing

Fastest Method

Online Request

Fee: $125 (credit card)

Available: 24/7

Instant confirmation

Go to Arizona MVD Portal
Alternative

Phone Request

Phone: (512) 424-2600

Fee: $125 (credit card)

Hours: Mon-Fri 8AM - 5PM

Expect long hold times

Information You'll Need

From Your DIC-25 Notice:

  • • Driver License Number
  • • Date of Arrest
  • • Arresting Agency
  • • Arresting Officer Name

Personal Information:

  • • Full Legal Name
  • • Current Address
  • • Date of Birth
  • • Phone Number & Email

After You Request

1

Temporary Permit

Immediate

Drive legally until your hearing

2

Hearing Notice

20-40 days

Date, time, and format mailed to you

3

Prepare Defense

Before hearing

Gather evidence, hire attorney

4

Attend Hearing

Scheduled date

Usually phone or video

5

Decision

Same day

Win: keep license. Lose: suspension starts

What to Expect at the Hearing

Most hearings are by phone or video

You usually don't need to travel to Austin. When you receive your hearing notice, it will specify whether it's phone, video, or in-person.

Duration

30-60 minutes typically

Who's There

You, your attorney (optional), MVD attorney, administrative law judge

What They Review

Probable cause for stop, proper arrest procedure, chemical test validity

Evidence That Can Help

  • Dashcam or bodycam footage showing procedural errors
  • Breathalyzer calibration records (if not current)
  • Witness statements about your sobriety
  • Medical conditions affecting field sobriety tests

For the rare in-person hearings:

State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH), 300 W. 15th Street, Austin, TX 78701 • (512) 475-4993

Should You Hire an Attorney?

With an Attorney

  • Can subpoena arresting officer
  • Knows how to challenge evidence
  • Uses hearing to strengthen criminal defense
  • Higher success rate at hearings

Without an Attorney

  • MVD has experienced attorney present
  • May not know proper objections
  • Can't effectively cross-examine officers
  • Lower win rate statistically
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If You Lose Your Hearing

Losing the ALR hearing isn't the end. You still have options to maintain limited driving privileges:

Ignition Interlock

Drive with device installed

Occupational License

Limited driving for work/essentials

Arizona MVD Office

For license reinstatement after suspension ends, or to get an occupational license:

Address
1801 W. Jefferson St., Phoenix, AZ 85007
Get Directions
Phone
(281) 219-4500
Hours
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

FAQ

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Getting released

Filing your license-suspension hearing request at the Payson MVD or local court is a common, costly mistake. It won't be forwarded anywhere; every Admin Per Se hearing in Arizona is handled by the Executive Hearing Office in Phoenix, and a request filed at the wrong office is effectively a request never filed at all.

The 15-Day Deadline

An officer who arrests you for a failed or refused breath test serves an Admin Per Se affidavit that starts a strict clock: 15 days to request a hearing before the suspension takes effect automatically. Requesting on time stays the suspension, letting you keep driving until the hearing is actually held.

Filing Correctly

Send the request to the Executive Hearing Office directly: 3838 N. Central Ave, Suite 300, Phoenix, AZ 85012, by mail to P.O. Box 2100, Mail Drop 507M, Phoenix, AZ 85001-2100, or by fax to (602) 241-1624. Don't rely on the Payson MVD counter or the local Justice Court to route it for you.

Getting License Business Done Locally

Payson's actual driver's license office is at 122 East Highway 260, Suite 122. A separate address, 200 W Frontier, is the vehicle inspection station and generally doesn't handle full license transactions, a distinction that trips people up looking at conflicting directory listings. Like several other rural Arizona MVD offices, Payson opens late, at noon, on the second Wednesday of each month for staff development.

If You Need an Interlock

Globe has two installers within a few blocks of the Justice Court, LifeSafer and Intoxalock, both on Ash Street, making it possible to handle a court appearance and an install appointment in the same trip. Payson's installer, Smart Start, is located near the airport on Bravo Taxiway rather than a typical auto-shop storefront, which surprises people expecting a standard strip-mall location. Stick with whichever installer is actually closest to where you live: calibration is required every 30 to 90 days, and choosing the wrong town's installer locks you into a recurring multi-hour round trip for as long as the device is required.

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Last updated: July 12, 2026

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