Temporary driving permit

In Arkansas, A.C.A. § 5-65-402 provides that if the license, permit, or other evidence of driving privilege seized by the arresting law enforcement officer has not expired and otherwise appears valid to that officer, the officer shall issue a dated receipt on a form prescribed by the Office of Driver Services. The statute provides that this receipt shall be recognized as a license for a period not to exceed a limit the statute sets.

In Arkansas, A.C.A. § 5-65-402 also provides that if the Office of Driver Services is unable to conduct a hearing within the period the statute sets, a temporary permit shall be issued and is valid until the date of the hearing.

In Missouri, Mo. Rev. Stat. § 302.530 provides that, at the time a hearing request is made, if it appears from the record that the person is the holder of a valid driver's license issued by Missouri and that the driver's license has been surrendered, the department shall issue a temporary permit valid until the scheduled date for the hearing. The statute provides that the department may later issue an additional temporary permit or permits in order to stay the effective date of the suspension or revocation until the final order is issued following the hearing.

In Nebraska, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-498.01 provides that when the arresting peace officer serves the notice of revocation, and the person has an operator's license, the officer shall take possession of the license and issue a temporary operator's license valid for a period the statute sets.

In Nebraska, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-498.01 also describes a mailed-notice branch, which applies when chemical test results indicating alcohol in a concentration the statute specifies were not available to the officer while the person was in custody and the officer did not serve the notice of revocation. In that branch, if the director's records indicate the person possesses an operator's license, the director shall include a temporary operator's license with the notice of revocation.

In New Mexico, N.M. Stat. Ann. § 66-8-112 provides that the administrative hearings office may postpone or continue a hearing on its own motion, or upon application from the person and for good cause shown, for a period not to exceed a limit measured from the date of notice of revocation. The statute provides that, upon a continuance, the department shall extend the validity of the temporary license for the period of the postponement or continuation.

Deadlines, limits and penalty ranges are set by each state’s statutes, so this page does not state them. Each state page shows them with the official source and the date they were verified — or says plainly that a figure has not been confirmed yet.