Montgomery County License Hearing Guide
How to request your Administrative License Suspension (ALS) Hearing and protect your driving privileges after a OVI arrest.
Last verified: October 2, 2026
30-Day Deadline
You have exactly 30 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
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Guides
A driver's license gets seized roadside the moment a chemical test comes back over the limit or gets refused, and the officer serves BMV Form 2255 on the spot. That's an immediate suspension, in effect before anyone sees a judge, and it has to be appealed within 30 calendar days of the suspension notice.
Requesting that hearing doesn't pause anything. The suspension stays active the entire time the appeal is pending, and the BMV's own hearing examiners have no authority to grant limited driving privileges during that wait. Only the municipal court judge handling the criminal case can authorize occupational, educational, or medical driving privileges while the suspension runs.
Where the Paperwork Goes
Appeals, compliance documents, and reinstatement paperwork all route through the state BMV office in Columbus, not a local branch: Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, PO Box 16784, Columbus, OH 43216-6784. For proof of insurance, faxing to 614-308-5110 or emailing amnesty@dps.ohio.gov moves faster than mail — though the BMV's reinstatement fee amnesty program itself explicitly and permanently excludes suspensions tied to alcohol, drugs, or deadly weapons, so it isn't a path to reducing an OVI reinstatement fee specifically, regardless of income. Local Deputy Registrar offices around Montgomery County (Huber Heights, Moraine, the Dayton Title office) handle routine registration and title work, but not ALS hearings or reinstatement.
Last updated: October 2, 2026
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