Cass County ALR Hearing Guide
How to request your Administrative License Revocation (ALR) Hearing and protect your driving privileges after a DWI arrest.
Last verified: October 9, 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
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Guides
A refusal or a BAC of 0.08 or higher triggers the ALR process the moment the officer confiscates the physical license and issues the DIC-25 notice, which doubles as a 40-day temporary permit. The defendant has exactly 15 calendar days from that notice to request an ALR hearing — no grace period, weekends and holidays included. Miss it, and the suspension activates automatically on day 40.
One real wrinkle worth knowing: if a blood draw was involved and results came back delayed, the usual 15-day clock doesn't apply. Instead, a separate 20-day clock starts only once DPS actually receives the lab results and mails the formal suspension notice — a meaningfully different deadline that catches defendants who assume the same 15-day rule applies universally.
Cass County has no DPS Driver License office of its own. The nearest full-service facility sits in Texarkana, which also handles occupational license applications, reinstatements, and SR-22 filings for anyone willing to make the drive.
There's no ignition interlock installer physically located in Cass County either. Intoxalock, Smart Start, and LifeSafer all require a trip to a neighboring hub for installation, though mobile installation services exist at a premium if scheduling allows. SCRAM monitoring runs through a regional Texas-based vendor, since no provider lists a dedicated Cass County office — installations, GPS tracking, and remote breathalyzer compliance all route through that same regional service.
Last updated: October 9, 2026
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