By Attorney James Czarnecki|Czarnecki & Taylor PLLC|OCT 31, 2022

The key to winning a Michigan driver’s license appeal hearing is genuine sobriety.

To begin with, you need to show that you have maintained total abstinence from alcohol for at leat twelve months since the date of your last offense– any less will not show sufficient commitment to sobriety.

If you’re able to show genuine abstinence from alcohol, you can then focus on proving that you have significantly improved the problems that led to the revocation. For example, if you have multiple OWI convictions, prove that your drinking or drug use has been resolved, either through treatment programs, participation in a recovery program, or other means.

By Attorney James Czarnecki|Czarnecki & Taylor PLLC|OCT 30,2022

To successfully win a Michigan driver’s license restoration hearing, it is important to understand the process and prepare accordingly. Summary of the Michigan driver’s license restoration process. The first step in preparing for a driver’s license reinstatement hearing is compiling all necessary documentation supporting your sobriety. This can include letters from friends or family members who are familiar with what happened and how you have changed since your OWI conviction, court documents that support the successful completion of probation, records from treatment programs you may have taken part in, letters of reference, drug screen, substance abuse evaluation report, and any other evidence that helps show that you have changed your life since your last OWI offense.

Any discussion of how to win a Michigan driver’s license restoration hearing must begin with the burden of proof. In a Michigan OHAO driver’s license restoration hearing, the burden of proof is on you, the petitioner. This means that it is your responsibility to prove that you deserve to have your driver’s license reinstated. The SOS will consider several factors when determining whether someone deserves to have their driver’s license reinstated.

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The Key to Winning Your Michigan Driver’s License Appeal Hearing

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