Once convicted, the Department of Public Safety will notify you by mail at your last known address that DPS has assessed a surcharge on your driver’s license.  In the letter from DPS, you will be given the option to enter into a payment plan.  DPS will also allow you to pay the surcharge in full one year at a time.  The way the payment plan works is that whatever amount you initially send to DPS, you will continue to send equal monthly installments thereafter until the surcharge for that year is paid in full.  If you fail to make a payment or if your payment is late, then whatever amount is due for that year will be due in full.  DPS at this point will not allow you to enter into a new payment arrangement.  The message sent by DPS is clear- if you want to legally drive then make sure your payments are not only made, but that they are made on time and kept current.  Let an experienced West Texas DWI attorney help you with your DWI.

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