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After being charged two things will happen:

1. You have to go to the Connecticut Superior Court in the Geographic Area where you were arrested and defend the DUI charge in Court.
2. You will receive a suspension notice from the DMV and you have to schedule a hearing challenging the suspension.

If you don't schedule a DMV hearing your driver's license or privilege to drive will be suspended as stated in the suspension notice.

After scheduling a hearing you will receive written notification of the date and time to be present for Your DMV hearing. This is called the Administrative Per Se Hearing. On that date and time, you will meet with a DMV hearing officer. These Men and Women are attorneys engaged in private practice, who represent The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. They are highly skilled in this area of the law. You will put on your case at this administrative hearing, in an attempt, to have your license restored. Else, your license can be suspended as stated in the chart below.

There are only 4 issues on which the hearing examiner will have to make a decision:

1. Did the police officer have probable cause to arrest?
2. Was such person placed under arrest?
3. Was such person operating the motor vehicle?
4. Did such person refuse to submit to a blood alcohol content test (Breath, Urine or Blood Tests--one to be selected by the police officer) or did the results of that blood-alcohol content test indicate that at the time of the alleged offense, the blood-alcohol content of such person was 0.08 percent or greater?