If you have been arrested and charged with drinking and driving or driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in Orange Beach Alabama you only have 10 days to request an administrative hearing about the suspension of your driving privileges.  You should speak with an Orange Beach AL drunk driving defense attorney to see if there is any way to protect your driver’s license or avoid the suspension.  Our attorneys offer a FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION on your DUI or DWI case.  Fill out our contact form or call today to speak with one of our lawyers (251) 945-5300.

If you are arrested for driving under the influence in Orange Beach Alabama the DUI laws have hefty penalties and can have severe consequences.  One consequence many people do not take into consideration is the fact that your driving privileges can be suspended if you are convicted of, or plead guilty to, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.  The length of a driver’s license suspension or revocation for DUI or DWI depends on how many prior convictions you already have.  The period of suspension or revocation goes up with the number of drunk driving convictions you have.  An Alabama DUI defense lawyer may be able to help with your driver’s license suspension as well. 

Alabama Driver’s License Suspensions for Driving Under the Influence

First Offense
Driver’s License suspension of 90 day

Second Offense
Driving privileges are revoked for 1 year

Third Offense
Driving privileges are revoked for 3 year

Fourth Offense
Driving privileges are revoked for 5 year

Commercial Drivers CDL (First Offense)
1 Year Suspension: for a BAC of .04 or more.
2 Year Suspension: for failure to submit to test.

Day Care and/or School Bus Drivers (First Offense)
1 year license suspension

Under 21 (First Offense) with .02% BAC, but less than .08%
30 day license suspension