Posted on August 12, 2010 by Herman Martinez

Why is the Harris County probation department telling clients their driver's license is suspended after a DWI?

 IAs a DWI lawyer I  would never offer accounting advice to anyone since I am not a CPA.  Why do people think they can give legal advice when they are not a lawyer?  What is even worse then a non lawyer giving advice is when they give wrong advice.  For some reason the Harris County Probation Department thinks they can give legal opinions despite the fact they are not lawyers.  On more than one occasion this month they have scared my clients into thinking that they will be arrested for driving while their license is suspended after their DWI arrest.  I imagine that the person dispensing this advice did not bother to actually run my client's driver's license to see that it has not been suspended.  The probation department fails to realize is that it takes several months to get a "ALR" hearing in Harris County, Texas where it will be decided if a person's driver's license will be suspended after their DWI arrest.  Most importantly, they fail to realize that it is more likely that their license will not be suspended after the hearing.  

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Posted on January 9, 2009 by Herman Martinez

Your driver's license is suspended for any drug conviction.

There are several different ways a misdemeanor and felony judge takes a plea.  As you might expect, a felony judge discusses a lot more information then a misdemeanor judge does during a plea.  Nevertheless, one admonishment that is frequently disregarded orally by a felony judge in Harris County, Texas is that a drug possession will cause a person's driver's license to be suspended for six months if there are over 21 years of age and one year if they are under 21 years of age.  I realize that most felony admonishment forms cover this possibility as do misdemeanor admonishments, but for some reason it really makes an impression when a judge tells someone that from the bench.

The reason someone should keep this in mind is that if they are caught driving while their license is suspended they may be arrested.

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