If your driver’s license has been revoked, you may need to attend a driver’s license reinstatement hearing. By going over how you can prepare for this hearing and speaking with a Schaumburg traffic violation attorney, you will be best positioned to get your license back.
What Is A Driver’s License Reinstatement Hearing?
A driver’s license reinstatement hearing is a hearing that is conducted by the state of Illinois’s Department of Administrative Hearings.
To obtain a driver’s license reinstatement hearing, you must submit a request for a hearing. You must also pay a small fee that will allow your request to be processed.
The purpose of a driver’s license reinstatement hearing is as follows: giving you the ability to make a case for why you deserve to have your driver’s license reinstated.
Just as an example, if you were involved in an accident and considered responsible for this accident, then your driver’s license may have been revoked. By attending your driver’s license reinstatement hearing, you can go over the steps you have taken to remedy that issue, thereby demonstrating that you should have your license reinstated.
How Can You Prepare For Your Driver’s License Reinstatement Hearing?
The best way to prepare for your driver’s license reinstatement hearing is twofold: go over why your driver’s license was revoked in the first place and make sure you satisfy the reinstatement requirements.
Just as an example of the latter, if you were accused of driving while under the influence, then you will need to go through the prescribed treatment prior to your hearing with the Illinois Secretary of State. There are many requirements for this hearing. The treatment is just one of them. However, you cannot reinstate your license if you fail to do your treatment.
Another example would be if your driver’s license was revoked due to an accident. You must keep this fact in mind. By doing so, you can tailor the facts, documentation, and claims you make at this hearing to that reason. You can present documentation that shows you are no longer partaking in the behaviors that may have led to the accident. Or, you can provide references that demonstrate your character. These go hand-in-hand with many other possibilities, such as presenting other related facts regarding your revocation.
To ensure the success of your hearing, it is of the utmost importance that you work with an attorney. Your attorney will help you select the right facts and documentation while also helping you clarify the appropriate claims to make.
Outside of what has been clarified above, there is one other fact to remember: a driver’s license reinstatement hearing is not an opportunity for you to contest the basis for your revocation.
You are not a criminal, and you may not have done anything wrong. Even so, that is not the purpose of a driver’s license reinstatement hearing.
What Happens After Your Driver’s License Reinstatement Hearing?
The answer to this question is “It depends.”
If your driver’s license reinstatement hearing is successful, then the following will occur: you will need to pay a $500 fee and then obtain SR-22 insurance.
Right after doing so, you will regain your driving privileges.
On the other hand, if your reinstatement hearing is unsuccessful, then you will need to address the issues that led to the denial. You can attend another hearing and have your license reinstated if those issues have been addressed.
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If you need representation for a driver’s license reinstatement, Glasgow & Olsson is uniquely qualified to help you.
Our team has helped thousands of people who have been charged with crimes in Illinois. When we take cases, we do so to win. This means we take cases to trial. We don’t arrange plea bargains unless it is in the best interest of our clients. As proactive lawyers, we fight aggressively and support our clients throughout their entire case up to and including appeals. Protecting your life and freedom is always the goal, and with our decades of experience practicing law, we know how to get results. This is why we are regularly invited to appear as a legal contributor on popular radio and news outlets, including ABC, CNN, NBC, CBS, and Fox NEWS.
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