CT DMV License Suspension and Administrative Per Se Hearing
Administrative Per Se Through DMV
The driver's license sanctions (license suspension periods) outlined below have been revised recently and will be imposed in addition to criminal penalties. In most cases, the driver's license sanctions will be imposed much earlier. In all cases, they will be imposed in addition to criminal penalties and will appear on your driving record.
| Administrative Sanctions |
| Blood Alcohol Level |
1st Offense |
2nd Offense |
3rd Offense |
| Refusal to submit to a blood, breath or urine test. |
6 months |
1 year |
3 years |
| Test results of .02 or higher and you are under twenty-one years of age. |
90 days |
9 months |
2 years |
| Test results of .08 or higher; up to, but not including .16. |
90 days |
9 months |
2 years |
| Test results of .16 or higher. |
120 days |
10 months |
2-1/2 years |
If you have been arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and either failed a chemical alcohol analysis of your blood, breath, or urine or refused to submit to such analysis, your operator's license or privilege is suspended effective 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day following the date of the arrest. A Notice of Suspension will be mailed to your address of record allowing seven days to request a hearing.
Before the final date to request a hearing noted on the suspension notice, you must call the Administrative Per Se Unit directly at 860-263-5204. That Unit can be contacted between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
If you have already scheduled a hearing and wish to request a continuance, you must contact the Administrative Per Se Unit directly at 860-263-5204. However, if the suspension has already taken effect and you would like to find out your requirements for restoration, please either write or call:
Department of Motor Vehicles
Driver Services Division
60 State Street
Wethersfield, CT 06161-2525
Phone: 860-263-5720
The following links are to podcasts that the Connecticut DMV has made to inform you about drunk driving.
How a DUI can Hurt You and Others
Using the Ignition Interlock Program to Help Prevent Drunk Driving |
