Greenlee County License Hearing Guide
How to request your Administrative License Hearing and protect your driving privileges after a DUI arrest.
Last verified: July 12, 2026
15-Day Deadline
You have exactly 15 days from your arrest to request a hearing. Miss this deadline and your license is automatically suspended. No exceptions.
Enter your arrest date to see your deadline:
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 after waiting period
How to Request Your Hearing
Online Request
Fee: Typically $50-$125
Available: 24/7
Instant confirmation
Phone Request
Fee: Same as online
Hours: Business hours only
Expect hold times
Information You'll Need
From Your 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
Temporary Permit
ImmediateDrive legally until your hearing
Hearing Notice
20-40 daysDate, time, and format mailed to you
Prepare Defense
Before hearingGather evidence, hire attorney
Attend Hearing
Scheduled dateUsually phone or video
Decision
Same dayWin: keep license. Lose: suspension starts
Temporary Permit
Immediate
Drive until hearing
Hearing Notice
20-40 days
Date mailed to you
Prepare
Before hearing
Gather evidence
Attend Hearing
Scheduled
Phone or video
Decision
Same day
Win or suspension
What to Expect at the Hearing
Most hearings are by phone or video
You usually don't need to travel. 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), state attorney, hearing officer
What They Review
Probable cause for stop, proper arrest procedure, 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
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
- State has experienced attorney present
- May not know proper objections
- Can't effectively cross-examine officers
- Lower win rate statistically
If You Lose Your Hearing
Losing the 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 DMV Office
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Guides
Clifton's MVD office is open exactly one day a week: Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Show up any other day expecting service and you'll be driving to Safford instead.
The 15-Day Deadline
An officer who arrests you for a failed or refused breath, blood, or urine test seizes your license on the spot and issues an Admin Per Se affidavit that serves as a temporary permit for 15 days. Request an Executive Hearing within that window and the suspension is stayed, meaning you can keep driving legally until the hearing happens, often two to four months later. Miss the 15-day deadline, and the suspension, 90 days for a failed test or a full year for a refusal, takes effect automatically on day 16.
Filing the Request
There's no local hearing office anywhere in Greenlee County. Every request goes to ADOT's Executive Hearing Office in Phoenix, either by email (hearingoffice@azdot.gov) or by mail (P.O. Box 2100, Mail Drop 507M, Phoenix, AZ 85001-2100). Don't bother going to the Clifton MVD expecting to file it there; it's a limited-service satellite office and can't process a hearing request.
Where to Actually Handle License Business
Clifton's office, aside from its single weekly day, doesn't offer road tests or complex hearings anyway. For reinstatement, duplicate IDs, or anything beyond the simplest transaction, the real option is the Safford MVD office (310 W Main St), open Monday through Friday. A private Authorized Third Party provider, MVP Motor Vehicle Processing in nearby Thatcher, offers faster service than the state office for an added fee.
If You Need an Interlock
There's no ignition interlock installer anywhere in Greenlee County. Every installer serving the area is in Safford, in neighboring Graham County, including Smart Start, LifeSafer (which offers same-day installation), and Intoxalock. That means driving your own suspended-license vehicle there isn't an option; you'll need a sober, licensed driver to make the trip. If the device malfunctions or locks out while you're in Morenci, towing it to Safford for a reset can cost $300 or more, and in cold winter weather the device's constant power draw can drain a parked car's battery overnight.
Last updated: July 12, 2026
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