Castro 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
Refuse or fail a breath or blood test, and the officer confiscates the physical license on the spot, replacing it with a temporary permit and starting a strict 15-day clock to request a hearing with the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Miss that window, and the suspension takes effect automatically on day 40, no matter how the criminal case turns out. Requesting the hearing anyway is worth it even with low odds of winning — it forces the arresting officer to testify on the record, which hands the defense real discovery ahead of the criminal trial.
Castro County has no DPS Driver License office. The nearest sits in Muleshoe, in neighboring Bailey County, and runs strictly by appointment through the state's online portal, with wait times that can stretch for weeks. Reinstating a suspended license costs $125, and an Occupational Driver's License, needed to drive legally during a suspension, requires its own court petition plus proof of SR-22 insurance and often an ignition interlock.
Intoxalock operates an authorized installation center at Dimmitt Chevrolet, right in town — a genuine convenience compared to most counties this rural. SCRAM monitoring has no local option; it's handled through a regional provider that manages installation, data downloads, and compliance reporting back to the county's probation office. SR-22 filings go straight from the insurer to DPS; because the designation flags a driver as high-risk, standard carriers often cancel or raise rates sharply, pushing defendants toward national high-risk insurers instead.
Last updated: October 9, 2026
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