DUI Driver Reinstatement and You

Your friends insisted you were too drunk to drive, but you didn’t listen. Then law enforcement pulled you over and the real consequences set in… Your license was suspended or revoked until further notice, which is an embarrassing loss of privileges that leaves you at the mercy of DUI courts. Or does it? State politics show that a court’s decision has less and less to do with DUI driver reinstatement, a responsibility that has been handed along to Secretary of State offices. These and other helpful tips can get your patchy driving record on the road to recovery.

How to?

DUI driver reinstatement varies state by state, but you’re much more likely to be approved for license reinstatement if you have an otherwise clean driving record. Other ways to become more eligible for DUI driver reinstatement is to enroll in the ever-educational driver’s school. You also need a hearing at the Secretary of State’s offices, and to be able to show financial responsibility for your now-raised insurance rates and additional legal costs.

DUI Driver Reinstatement for Occupational Purposes

What happens in rural areas where an individual depends on a driver’s license to support themselves financially? It is possible to obtain an occupational license to use within normal work hours to get to and from work. But remember, if you’re not heading to your place of employment, roaming the open roads is equitable to driving without a license—in itself a crime, but an increased offense if you’re on probation after a DUI.

What if you got a DUI while riding a bike—does this deprive you of the right to operate any vehicle, boat, car, or bike? Since no one technically owns a bike driver’s license, what is revoked? Indeed, DUI driver reinstatement onto a bicycle is a near impossible measure to enforce. Let the lawyers at Fitzpatrick & Harrop unwind the labyrinthine law that surrounds it! Call our Chicago offices at 312.553.2200 or our Morris location at 815.942.0071 for more pertinent DUI driver reinstatement info today.