Navajo 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:
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
Online Request
Fee: $125 (credit card)
Available: 24/7
Instant confirmation
Phone Request
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
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 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:
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
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:
FAQ
Related Guides
The MVD hearing after a Navajo County DUI arrest won't listen to hardship arguments. It's narrowly limited to whether the officer had reasonable grounds for the stop, whether the arrest itself was lawful, and whether you were properly advised of the consequences of refusing or failing the test — not whether losing your license costs you a job.
The 15-Day Deadline
An officer who arrests you for failing (BAC over 0.08) or refusing a breath test issues an Admin Per Se suspension affidavit on the spot. You have exactly 15 days from that date to request a hearing with ADOT's Executive Hearing Office. Miss it, and the suspension takes effect automatically on day 16, no exceptions and no judicial discretion involved.
Hearings for Navajo County residents are conducted almost entirely by phone or video rather than in person, connecting to the Executive Hearing Office in Phoenix. That saves travel, but it also means you never get to confront the officer directly.
Getting Your License Back
If you're suspended, you may become eligible for a Special Ignition Interlock Restricted Driver License after serving a mandatory hard-suspension period, usually 30 to 90 days. To get it, you'll need an alcohol screening (screening only, not full treatment), an installed interlock device, and proof of SR-22 insurance.
If You Need an Interlock
Installers cluster in Show Low, the hub for the southern part of the county, with additional options in Holbrook and Winslow. Winter is a real technical hazard here: in the high-desert cold around Show Low and Snowflake, an interlock's small constant power draw can kill a car battery overnight. A dead battery shows up to the device as a "power disconnect," which the MVD can treat as a tampering violation and use to extend your suspension. If your car sits outside overnight in freezing weather, a trickle charger is a cheap way to avoid that trap entirely.
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Last updated: July 12, 2026
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