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Driver's License Suspended

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Having a suspended driver’s license means your right to drive has been revoked by the Department of Motor Vehicles and the state/federal courts. It can be very scary driving on a suspended driver’s license and if you are driving on one you live in constant fear. Your driver’s license is important for your livelihood; it is your way to get to and from work, to run errands, visit friends and family and perhaps to transport your children to and from school. It is important to have in everyday life!

Reasons you may have a suspended license include DUI, DWI, refusal to do the breathalyzer during your DUI arrest, unpaid traffic tickets, failure to appear in court, failure to complete any requirements given to you by the court (DUI programs, rehabilitation programs, anger management classes), getting too many points on your driving record in a certain time period, having no car insurance or if you are involved in an accident that causes more points to be added to your driving record while you are on probation. If you get four points within one year, six points in two years or eight points in three years your license can be suspended. If you were pulled over for DUI consider your license suspended. You should have been given a Order of Suspension/Revocation during the time of your arrest and will also be given a temporary license that is valid for thirty days. Once the thirty-day period is up, your license will be suspended. If you are under the age of twenty-one during the

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