1. DMV ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS: PROCESS OVERVIEW AND BEST PRACTICES
By Tiffany Thomas

2. HEARING OVERVIEW

3. HEARING OFFICERS 3 Hearing Officers for the State Training occurs:
Appointed by the Commissioner or Department
Training occurs:
National Judicial College
On the job mentoring
Trained how to:
Operate the Datamaster Instrument
FST’s

4. Anchorage Driver Licensing
HEARING OFFICE
Anchorage Driver Licensing
1300 W. Benson Blvd, Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99503
FAX

5. HEARING TYPES DUI Refusal Minor Operating/ Minor Refusing
Title and Registration Revocations
Personalized Plates
Medical Cancellations/ Re-Exams

6. 2013 HEARINGS

7. REQUESTING A HEARING Hearings are not governed by the APA
Hearings are not open to the public
AS determines when a hearing is afforded
Different timeframes to request hearings.
7 days for DUI/Refusal
10 days for MI

8. HEARING PROCESS Hearings are telephonic Exceptions are forAS AS
Exceptions are for
Credibility issues
Disability

9. HEARING PROCESS Parties may be represented
Public Defenders cannot represent unless they take personal leave
Parties may present witnesses, evidence, motions, etc.
No constitutional issues are heard
Technical rules of evidence do not apply

10. HEARING PROCESS
The hearing officer will give a verbal decision at the conclusion of the hearing
Form Letter Decision in the mail
Some cases will have a written decision
30 days to appeal to the Superior Court

11. BEST PRACTICES

12. READ THE PAPERWORK

13. READ THE PAPERWORK

14. READ THE PAPERWORK

15. COMMUNICATE Don’t wait until the last minute to make a request.
Don’t Assume, Ask!

16. CONTACT INFORMATION
Hearing Officers
General Questions about Licensing
FAX

17. Be Respectful Don’t yell at the hearing officer Kangaroo Court
You aren’t legally trained

18. BE RESPECTFUL Don’t interrupt the hearing officer Don’t lie
15 Objections just during opening remarks
Don’t lie
The audio recording can come back to haunt you.

19. THE RECORD GOES PUBLIC
Never forget that your client can appeal without you.

20. Answers to FAQ’s
You don’t need to request a hearing if all you want is a limited license
If you are convicted of a refusal you cannot get a limited license
Think about that before you agree to a plea bargain
The hearing officer cannot modify the revocation periods

21. ANSWER’S TO FAQ’S
There is no administrative equal for a reckless. Cannot run concurrent with court conviction
If your class D license is revoked you don’t get to operate on a CDL
You can win in court and still lose your license administratively

22. ANSWERS TO FAQ’S Saturdays are not a holiday for time calculations
The laws that govern the hearing process are: AS AS AS AS AS AS AS AS AS AS AS AS
2 AAC
THROUGH
2 AAC

23. Questions