A “Preliminary Breath Test” also called a “Portable Breath Test” or most often referred to as a PBT is a test a police officer may offer a person who he believes is an intoxicated driver. The DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Student Manual states: “The basic purpose of preliminary breath testing (PBT) is to…
I was in DuPage County today at the Glendale Heights Field Court representing a client charged with Underage Consumption of Alcohol. The city prosecutor offered a sentence of court supervision hoping I would accept. However, a court supervision sentence would cause my client’s driver’s license to be suspended for 3 months. The prosecutor knew this…
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…