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Yes, you should request a hearing. Flip the Notice of Intention to Suspend or Disqualify over, fill out the bottom on the back of the form, and mail it to VT DMV at the address on the back of the form. DMV must receive your request for a hearing within 7 days of the issuance of the form to you by law enforcement. If DMV does not receive your request within 7 days, your license or privilege will be suspended on the 11th day. I encourage clients to send the form by certified mail, UPS, or Fed Ex, all of which provide tangible proof that you physically sent the form. Alternatively, you can physically deliver the form to the DMV in Montpelier. If you deliver the form in person, please make sure DMV stamps the date that they received it and provides you with a copy of the same. If you need assistance with this process, please call my office. My paralegal, legal assistant, or I can help you.

Yes, for misdemeanor and felony DUI/DWI/DUID, the statute of limitations is three (3) years, i.e., the State must file a charging document (Information) within three (3) years of the date of the incident.

In Vermont, you are required to stop when signaled to do so by law enforcement. You are required to provide your license, registration, and insurance information upon request. Vermont law does not require you to speak with law enforcement or to provide any other information. Vermont law does not require you to answer any questions about consumption of alcohol or other drugs, including prescription medications.

No, you are not required to submit to a PBT roadside, and there are no automatic or future licensing consequences specifically for refusing a roadside PBT.

Maybe. Vermont is primarily an evidentiary breath test state. There may be certain situations in which you have a right to an evidentiary blood test, such as if you are incapable of providing a sufficient volume of breath, or where you are unconscious. See above for statutory exceptions to an evidentiary breath test.