Atlanta DUI Attorney Blog

 
The 10-Day Time Limit for Filing Appeal to a Pending Administrative Suspension Action
An appeal is triggered by sending or delivering a request for hearing, which has to be done within ten (10) business days after your arrest date. At this hearing, which is RECORDED, you may attend with your counsel or you may even represent yourself (usually, representing yourself in such an important legal proceeding a VERY foolhardy decision).  The law does permit your attorney to proceed without you being present at most types of ALS hearings, but (in order to secure continued driving privileges for you, if a continuance of the hearing date is needed) your attorney may ask you to be present.  Occasionally, you may need to testify at this hearing, and that will require that you be subject to cross-examination (being questioned) by the opposing side. In most cases, our attorneys do not have our clients testify, unless it is unavoidable.