How To Get Your License Back After a DWI in North Carolina

North Carolina DWI

In-state & Out-of-State Procedures

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• What is a DWI?• Clearing a North Carolina DWI • Clearing a DWI for Out-of-State

Residents• DWI Treatment Documentation Review

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In North Carolina, drivers are considered impaired & a citation is issued when their blood alcohol content (BAC) is 0.08 or above.

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A Driver May Also Be Issued A DWI If:• Drivers with other impairing

substances within their system, both illegal and prescribed, may also be given a citation.• Drivers who are under

21 with a blood alcohol content higher than 0.00 may be given a driving while impaired citation.

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DWI Charge or DWI Conviction DWI Assessment

Assesment Completion Form or

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DWI Education / Substance Abuse

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Education / Substance Abuse

Treatment Completion Form or

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DMV Approval

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If a driver is convicted with a DWI, their driver’s license is revoked for a period of at least one year and their name is placed in a national DWI registry.

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require the driver to complete a DWI Assessment by an approved substance abuse treatment provider.

• The DWI Assesseemnt entails a clinical interview and completion of approved substance abuse screening tools. At the end of this assessment, the driver will be recommended for DWI education or treatment.

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the approved DWI facility will submit to the DWI State Office an electronic Assessment Completion Form or Form E-508.

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must complete DWI education or substance abuse treatment

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include:- Education: Also known as Alcohol and Drug

Education Traffic School or ADETS

- Outpatient Treatment: Minimum of 20 (short-term) and maximum 89 hours (long-term) of substance abuse group sessions

- Intensive Outpatient Treatment: Requires a minimum of 90 hours for 90 days.

- Inpatient/Residential Treatment: Driver resides at a treatment facility over a period of time.

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• The DWI facility will report completion of treatment via Form E-508• The DWI State Office

will review the E-508s, and send the driver’s information the DMV for approval. • After approval, the

driver may contact or go to the local DMV regarding outstanding fees for revocation and reinstatement of their driver’s license.

Out of State DWIClearing a North

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• DWI offenders who do not reside in North Carolina are still subject to NC state DWI Laws as follows:• Assessment and treatment are required,

but may be completed the driver’s home state • Documentation of completion must be

submitted to an authorized DWI facility in North Carolina to submit to DWI state office for review.• The DWI State Office submits

documentation to NC DMV for approval.

• After approval, the driver may contact the NC DMV for reinstatement of their driver’s license.

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