When you receive a DUI in Illinois you will also receive a Statutory Summary Suspension, which is the automatic suspension of your Illinois driver’s license after 46 days. This suspension should be challenged for several reasons. First, you can save your driver’s license and second, the testimony you obtain at the hearing will benefit you…
I spoke to a person today who asked how many hearings it would take to get her license back. She said she had 8 formal hearings before the Illinois Secretary of State and was denied each time. Answer: It should take 1 hearing to get driving again. Provided that you have a good attorney who…
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…
In most criminal cases, if the officer fails to appear in court on a court date, your case will not be dismissed. A DUI case, driving on a suspended license case, are misdemeanor case. Both misdemeanor and felony cases require that you are provided with a trial within 160 days, 140 days if your in…