Reinstatement is not the same thing as challenging a Notice of Suspension. Following a DUI arrest, the arresting officer provides you with a “Notice of Suspension.” This is a document that notifies you that: the DMV will initiate the process of suspending your driving privileges, and it will do so because of the DUI charge. You do have the right to challenge this suspension by requesting a DMV administrative hearing. Though you must make this request within 10 days from the date of the arrest. If a DMV hearing takes place, the meeting is conducted at a DMV office and is run by a hearing officer. This officer is a DMV employee that typically has no legal background.