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A chemical test within three hours of probable cause, an initial hearing within ten calendar days for someone who makes bail first, ten days from that hearing to petition for specialized driving privileges and a hearing within thirty, and a suspension that begins seven days after the bureau's notice.

Stage 1 · What the statutes set next
Giving the chemical test
The date of: When the officer had probable cause
Period
3 hours
From
When the officer had probable cause
Whose
The officer
A chemical test under the implied consent chapter is administered within three hours after the officer had probable cause to believe the person drove impaired.
The whole of it: The Chemical Test →IC 9-30-6-2
Stage 2 · Later in the statutes
Initial hearing after bail on an impaired driving arrest
The date of: The arrest for impaired driving
Period
10 calendar days
From
The arrest for impaired driving
Whose
The court
Where a person arrested for impaired driving makes bail first, the initial hearing is held within ten calendar days of the arrest.
The whole of it: Being Arrested →IC 35-33-7-1
Stage 3 · Later in the statutes
Petitioning for specialized driving privileges
The date of: The initial hearing
Period
10 days
From
The initial hearing
Whose
The person whose license is suspended
A person who said at the initial hearing that a petition was coming has the suspension stayed; without a petition within ten days the stay is lifted and the affidavit goes to the bureau.
The whole of it: Specialized Driving Privileges →IC 9-30-16-1
Stage 4 · Later in the statutes
The specialized driving privileges hearing
The date of: The initial hearingThe same date as stage 3, so it is counted from there once that date is in.
Period
30 days
From
The initial hearing
Whose
The court
Where the person states an intent to petition at the initial hearing, the court sets the specialized driving privileges hearing not later than thirty days after it.
The whole of it: Specialized Driving Privileges →IC 9-30-16-1
Stage 5 · Later in the statutes
When the suspension after a test or refusal starts
The date of: The date of the bureau's notice
Period
7 days
From
The date of the bureau's notice
Whose
The bureau of motor vehicles
The bureau's notice says the suspension starts seven days after the notice, or on the date of the court's order recommending it if that comes first.
The whole of it: The License Suspension After an Arrest →IC 9-30-6-9

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What the law asks of each side between them, a step at a time: The Chemical Test and the Suspension

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Giving the chemical test

Initial hearing after bail on an impaired driving arrest

Petitioning for specialized driving privileges

The specialized driving privileges hearing

When the suspension after a test or refusal starts

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