In most DUI cases in Illinois, in addition to the DUI criminal charges, you will received a STATUTORY SUMMARY SUSPENSION. This is the automatic suspension of your driver’s license 46 days after your DUI arrest. If you have a CDL license, this will suspend your CDL and cause a 1 year disqualification. This suspension /…
Before you can have a hearing before the Illinois Secretary of State you need to fulfill the Illinois Secretary of State hearing requirements. You have to present the documents listed before the Illinois Secretary of State will let you sit for a hearing. But, having the documents does not mean a whole lot. The documents…
When arrested for DUI in Illinois, the automatic license suspension (6 months if you submitted to breath or blood or urine test, or 12 months if you did not) automatically takes effect on the 46th day after the day of your arrest. This means you do not have a license to drive a vehicle and…
A hardship license in Illinois is called a Restrictive Driving Permit, (RDP). A hardship license / RDP allows a person to drive to and from work. It is limited in the number of miles, times and days a person can drive. Each hardship license is specific to the individual’s specific work requirements. It will not…
If you lost your Illinois driver’s license because of two or more prior driving under the influence of alcohol charges you can get your license back through a process called a “formal hearing” before the Illinois Secretary of State. The purpose of the formal hearing is for the Illinois Secretary of State to determine if you…
There are two types of Secretary of State hearings: informal and formal. Formal hearings have to be reqested in writing, require a $50.00 fee and are scheduled 5-7 weeks after receipt of the written request. There are only four locations for formal hearings in Illinois: Chicago, Joliet, Mt. Vernon and Springfield. Informal hearings do not…
The first court date after a DUI arrest occurs approximately 30 days after the day of arrest. The court date is set on the arresting police officer’s “key.” Every officer is given a “key.” For example, the key of “W” will stand for the second Tuesday and fourth Monday of every month. The officer is…