NC DWI services

We help you through every step of a North Carolina DWI, from the assessment to the paperwork the DMV needs to give your license back.

Where are you in the process?

You’ve just been charged
Your license is revoked for 30 days. Unless you refused the breath test, getting a DWI assessment now means you can get a driving privilege after 10 days.
Book your DWI assessment
Before your court date
Trials are usually 4 to 6 weeks after the arrest. Starting your assessment and treatment before court is a mitigating factor that can lessen the punishment. Ask your attorney.
How the NC DWI process works
After a conviction
You must complete the class or treatment your assessment recommends, ADETS (16 hours) or a 20/30, 40/60 or 90-hour group. Start within 6 months of your assessment.
ADETS and treatment programs
Tell us your conviction date
The courts and the DMV never tell us. We can’t send the 508 form until you do, and it’s the most common reason licenses are delayed.
Contact us with your date
Getting your license back
Once the DMV processes your 508 form, you pay a $75 restoration fee and $15 for a new license. Don’t drive until you have it in hand.

NC DWI assessment
A DWI substance abuse assessment is required for everyone convicted of DWI in North Carolina. The fee is $100, set by the state. We can often see you the day you call.
NC DWI process
From the traffic stop and civil revocation to court, ADETS or treatment and getting your license back, here is how the North Carolina DWI process works.
NC DWI offenses
How North Carolina counts DWI offenses, how long you lose your license, and how judges set the level of punishment using aggravating and mitigating factors.
Prime For Life and ADETS
16-hour ADETS (Alcohol and Drug Education Traffic School) and Prime For Life classes in Durham, NC. ADETS is $160, set by the state. Enroll in advance; classes fill quickly.

Substance use assessment
A low-cost, comprehensive alcohol and drug assessment at an NC DHHS licensed facility, including a 60-minute interview, diagnosis and a recommended level of care.
Mental health assessment
Court-mandated and voluntary mental health evaluations in Durham, NC, with treatment based on the assessment or a referral to the right provider.
Drug testing
Confidential urine drug screens for individuals and employers in Durham, NC, with 48 to 72 hour lab turnaround. No need to enroll in counseling.
Treatment
Short-term, longer-term and intensive outpatient substance use treatment, ADETS and Prime For Life in Durham, NC, for people with a recent assessment.