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Illinois Law of Fleeing and Eluding: What it means and how to beat it.

Illinois, Police, Speeding, UncategorizedBy Michael J. YoungJuly 17, 2013

The Illinois traffic charge of “Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Peace Officer” is: 625 ILCS 5/11-204 Fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer. (a) Any driver or operator of a motor vehicle who, having been given a visual or audible signal by a peace officer directing such driver or operator to bring his…

2013 New Traffic Laws

Driving, Illinois, Traffic, UncategorizedBy Michael J. YoungJuly 16, 2013

Here is a summary of the new traffic and DUI laws that have taken effect in in 2012 and 2013: Cellular Telephone Ban Emergency Scenes  (P.A. 97-0828 effective July 20, 2012 Amends 625 ILCS 5/12-610)No person may use a wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle within 500 feet of an emergency scene where an…

Illinois Secretary of State Hearing Requirements

Court, DUI, Hearing, Illinois, UncategorizedBy Michael J. YoungJune 15, 2013

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…

Public Defenders Will Not Help You with Statutory Summary Suspension

DUI, Illinois, Legal Advice, Trial, UncategorizedBy Michael J. YoungMarch 30, 2013

A public defender is a court appointed attorney.  To qualify for a public defender you have to fill out a financial affidavit and show that you have no real assets to pay for an attorney.  Even if you do qualify for the services of the public defender many courts require you to pay the public…

Stopping the Statutory Summary Suspension

DUI, Hearing, Illinois, Statutory Summary Suspension, UncategorizedBy Michael J. YoungMarch 30, 2013

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…

Illinois DUI with a Out of State License

Drivers License, DUI, Illinois, UncategorizedBy Michael J. YoungMarch 22, 2013

Having an out of state license, for example, a Wisconsin or Indiana license and being charged with a DUI in Illinois presents special circumstances. First, the Statutory Summary Suspension which suspends a person’s license who is charged with DUI will only suspend the driver’s ability to drive in Illinois. So, you can drive in your…

Getting your Illinois Driver’s License Back

Drivers License, DUI, Hearing, Illinois, UncategorizedBy Michael J. YoungMarch 8, 2013

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…

Just Received a DUI, Now What?

Drivers License, DUI, Illinois, UncategorizedBy Michael J. YoungMarch 4, 2013

If you just received a DUI, the sooner you retainer a good, experienced DUI attorney the better.  There are steps that can be taken to protect your license.  The quicker the steps are taken, the better chance you have of saving your license.  See “Statutory Summary Suspension” information on this website. Further, do not do…

Police Reports and Video of Arrest

Alcohol, Arrested, DUI, Illinois, Legal Advice, UncategorizedBy Michael J. YoungFebruary 25, 2013

When a person is arrested there are police reports which the police officer is required to fill out.  They consist of a detailed account of what occurred.  The reports also contain an “Alcohol Influence Report” which detailed how well or poorly you performed on the field sobriety tests, (FST). In some cases there may also…

Getting Back on The Road

Drivers License, DUI, Illinois, Legal Advice, UncategorizedBy Michael J. YoungNovember 14, 2012

Once you lose your driver’s license, getting your license back has to be done through the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office. Depending on the circumstances, you will need either an informal hearing or a formal hearing. The subject of the hearing, the testimony and evidence that has to be presented is based upon the reason…

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