OVI Driving Privileges in Ohio
If your license is suspended from an OVI, call our office about getting driving privileges.
ORC § 4511.191
Driving Privileges While Your Case is Pending
If a person refuses a chemical test or tests over the legal limit for an OVI, they are subject to an automatic Administrative License Suspension (ALS). If a person is subjected to an ALS, that suspension can be terminated altogether if the arresting officer did not follow proper BMV protocols. Even if BMV protocols were not followed, you still may be able to get your license back or at least get driving privileges while your case is pending.
Post Conviction Driving Privileges
Once there is a conviction for an OVI/DUI, the court must impose a mandatory suspension to a person’s driver’s license, subject to privileges after a specified period. These privileges can be granted in order to allow for transportation to work, or school, or to pick the children from school or daycare. How broad your driving privileges are is up to the discretion of the court, so you will need an experienced lawyer to advocate for you.
You can read more about OVI cases in Columbus and the rest of Central Ohio here.
Pre-trial driving privileges are typically requested at the arraignment or at the first pre-trial. Call Funkhouser Law at (614) 756-2154 for a free consultation.
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