License suspension or revocation traditionally follows conviction for alcohol-impaired or drunk driving. However, under administrative license suspension (sometines called administrative license revocation), licenses are confiscated before a trial or conviction whenever a driver either fails or refuses to submit to a breathalyzer or alcohol breath tester. Because administrative license suspension laws are independent of criminal procedure, don’t require guilt, and are invoked right after arrest, they've been found to be more effective in reducing drunk driving than are traditional post-conviction sanctions. However, some civil libertarians and others object to a procedure in which they believe people are punished or suffer negative consequences even if they are able later to prove their innocence. Proponents argue that driving is not a right.

Forty-one states and the District of Columbia have administrative license suspension laws:

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Washington
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

The Example of Texas

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In Texas Administrative License Revocation (ALR) is a process by which an individual who is arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) has his or her driver's license administratively suspended. This program went into effect on January 1, 1995, and is administrated by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).

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