On July 1, 1993, a new law went into effect. It allows people whose driver's licenses were revoked before that date to apply for a review of their driving records to see if they can get their revocation terminated. This only applies to people with three or more revocations for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), Refusal to Take a Breath Test (Refusal) or a chemical test result of .10 or more.

If a person was convicted of DWI or Refusal, their driver's license was probably revoked by both the court in a court case and by the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in an administrative action. Because of this, to obtain a new driver's license, they will have to get both the court and DMV to terminate the revocations. The steps they will need to take are listed below.

Procedure

1.  Complete a request form and send it to the DMV to the attention of: Driver Licensing -  Anchorage. The bottom half of the form has to be filled in and signed by an authorized person at a local Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) office. If there is no ASAP office in the person's area they will need to have it signed by a State approved alcohol counseling agency.

2.  The Driver Licensing - Anchorage Office will check to make sure:

• The  license has been revoked for the shortest amount of time required by the new law
• The  license has not been revoked for more time because of other license actions
• The person has completed and paid for an alcohol education and rehabilitation treatment program
• Under the new law, the shortest license revocation times are:

  90 days - First offense
  1 year - Second offense
  3 years - Third offense
  5 years - Fourth or subsequent offense

• Most revocations are run one after the other, not at the same time. Therefore, if a person has a third offense and their license is revoked, the time the license will be revoked will follow the revocation in effect at that time. The same is true for driving while a license is revoked or suspended or other license actions.

3.  Once DMV verifies that an applicant has done everything they need to do to comply with the new law, DMV will decide if the person can terminate the DMV revocation. DMV will send the person a document that they may have to take or send to the court that revoked the license. The court will have to sign the form showing it agrees.

4.  If the court agrees with DMV, the applicant should send the document signed off by the court, showing that DMV approves the termination, to:

State of Alaska
Division of Motor Vehicles
Attn:  DRIVER LICENSING
1300 W Benson Boulevard STE 100
Anchorage, AK 99503-3689

DMV will have to change their computer records to show the changed revocation dates.

5.  DMV will then send the person a letter telling them what they will need to do to get a new driver's license. After the person gets the letter from DMV they will need to go to a nearby DMV office and apply for a new license. If a person does the steps listed on the specific page for the type of action, they can reinstate their driving privileges. 

If you have further questions, please call Driver Licensing - Anchorage at (907) 269-3770.
E-mail:  DOA.DMV.ADL@Alaska.gov