Parker 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 12, 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
Winning an ALR hearing in Parker County is genuinely hard: the State Office of Administrative Hearings judges these under a "preponderance of the evidence" standard, far lower than the "beyond a reasonable doubt" bar in criminal court, and DPS wins most of them. Experienced defense attorneys request the hearing anyway, because the real prize isn't the outcome. It's the chance to put the arresting officer under oath, months before the criminal trial, and lock in sworn testimony about the traffic stop and the field sobriety tests that can later be picked apart in County Court at Law.
The 15-day clock, and when it actually starts
A driver has 15 consecutive calendar days from the date the Notice of Suspension (the DIC-25) is served to request a hearing, or the license is automatically suspended on the 40th day after arrest, no exceptions. But when that clock starts depends entirely on how the arrest went. A breath sample over 0.08, or a refusal, means the officer confiscates the license and hands over the DIC-25 on the spot, starting the countdown immediately. A blood draw, including one taken under a Parker County "No Refusal" warrant, is different: the license isn't taken at the scene, and DPS doesn't send the suspension notice until the lab result comes back, sometimes weeks or months later. Filing an ALR request before that notice actually arrives gets it summarily rejected.
Keep your address current
Because the blood-draw notice comes by mail, the 15-day window for those cases starts the day DPS mails it to whatever address is on file, not the day it's actually read. Anyone who moved recently and hasn't updated their driver's license address risks missing a deadline they never even saw start.
Filing the request
The DPS online portal is the fastest, most reliable option and should be used the moment someone gets out of jail rather than waiting. It produces an instant, timestamped confirmation, which mail or fax cannot. There's no fee to request the hearing itself, and it's held remotely, almost always by Zoom or phone, not at the Parker County courthouse.
If the suspension sticks
A defendant who loses the hearing or misses the deadline can petition for an Occupational Driver's License, filed either in the Justice of the Peace court or the County Court at Law where the criminal case is pending, along with filing fees and proof of high-risk insurance.
Last updated: September 12, 2026
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