Kendall County ALR Hearing Guide
How to request your Administrative License Revocation (ALR) Hearing and protect your driving privileges after a DWI arrest.
Last verified: September 13, 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
Fifteen calendar days, not business days, is the entire window to contest a Texas license suspension after a Kendall County DWI arrest, and if it closes with even an hour to spare, the suspension runs automatically — 180 days to two years depending on prior history and whether the driver refused testing. The clock starts the moment the officer hands over the DIC-25 form after confiscating the physical license.
File it in a way you can prove
The request goes to Texas DPS in Austin, and it has to include the exact legal name, driver's license number, arrest date, and the specific arresting agency — Kendall County Sheriff's Office, Boerne PD, or DPS Highway Patrol. Regular mail works in theory, but a mail delay means missing the deadline with no way to prove otherwise. The DPS online portal or a faxed request generate a timestamped confirmation receipt, which becomes the only real proof of timely filing if DPS later claims it never arrived.
Why bother if the suspension is likely anyway
Requesting the hearing forces the state to prove, before a State Office of Administrative Hearings judge, that the officer had reasonable suspicion for the stop and probable cause for the arrest. Even when the odds of winning outright are long, the hearing lets a defense attorney subpoena the arresting officer and cross-examine them on the record about the stop and the field sobriety tests, months before the criminal trial ever starts.
Getting anything done in person
Anything the online portal can't handle — an occupational license order, reinstating a suspended license after conviction — means a trip to the Boerne DPS office at 1415 E Blanco, Suite 2. Walk-in wait times are long enough that booking an appointment weeks ahead through the DPS scheduling portal is close to mandatory if you don't want to lose a full workday.
Last updated: September 13, 2026
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