The licence case
Licence suspension after a DUI arrest in Kentucky
The licence proceeding has its own deadlines. Check the applicable notice or order, not just the criminal court date.
Hearing-request deadline in Kentucky: For a pretrial suspension under KRS 189A.200, the court must conduct judicial review within 30 days after the motion for review is filed. Section 189A.200(2) does not state a numerical deadline for filing that motion.
KRS 189A.200 (opens in a new tab)The notice identifies your proceeding. Conditions below.
The window
- Deadline to request a hearing
- For a pretrial suspension under KRS 189A.200, the court must conduct judicial review within 30 days after the motion for review is filed. Section 189A.200(2) does not state a numerical deadline for filing that motion.
- The 30-day period is the court’s review period after filing, not a deadline requiring the driver to request review within 30 days of arrest or suspension.
- This answer concerns the court-ordered pretrial suspension procedure in KRS 189A.200. It does not establish that no other deadline or court requirement can apply.
- Hearing procedure under the cited rule
- A person whose license is suspended under KRS 189A.200 may file a motion for judicial review of the suspension with the court. The court must advise the defendant of the right to review when it orders the suspension.
- This is judicial review of a court-ordered pretrial suspension, not a general request for an agency administrative hearing.
- The court must conduct the review under Chapter 189A within 30 days after the motion is filed. That review period is not a 30-day filing deadline.
- Suspension under the cited rule
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
- Suspension length after a refusal
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
What happens if the window closes
The effect of a missed hearing-request deadline depends on the proceeding and the applicable law. This page does not determine whether review is still available or whether a particular licence restriction applies. A defence lawyer can review the notice or order and explain the available procedures.
Whether Kentucky offers a restricted licence in that situation, and on what conditions, is a state-specific question:
- Hardship or restricted licence
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
- Ignition interlock, first offense
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
How the two cases relate
A licence restriction may arise from a test result, a refusal or a criminal conviction. Those are not interchangeable grounds. The source and conditions attached to each rule matter; this page does not predict how one proceeding will affect another in a particular case.
The two legal questions
The criminal charge and driving privileges can involve different proceedings. The notice, order and cited rule identify the applicable process.
Driving privileges
The licence case
- Forum
- The agency or court identified by the applicable licence proceeding
- Clock
- Check the applicable notice or order for the deadline and its starting event
- Deadline to request a hearing
- For a pretrial suspension under KRS 189A.200, the court must conduct judicial review within 30 days after the motion for review is filed. Section 189A.200(2) does not state a numerical deadline for filing that motion.
- The 30-day period is the court’s review period after filing, not a deadline requiring the driver to request review within 30 days of arrest or suspension.
- This answer concerns the court-ordered pretrial suspension procedure in KRS 189A.200. It does not establish that no other deadline or court requirement can apply.
- Suspension under the cited rule
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
Criminal charge
The criminal case
- Forum
- A criminal court
- Clock
- Check court notices and orders; no case duration is predicted here
- Alcohol-concentration threshold
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
- First-offense penalty rule
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.The cited rule may describe a range or a minimum with conditions, not a predicted sentence.