DuPage County DUI Defense Lawyers

Suspended Licenses

When a person is convicted of DUI, they will almost always lose their license for a certain period of time.  The length of the suspension will depend on the circumstances of the particular drunk driving offense, the person’s blood alcohol content, and whether or not there are any prior DUI convictions on the person’s record.  Some DuPage County residents have their licenses suspended for 3 months while others lose their licenses forever. 

After being arrested for DUI, police officer’s confiscate the driver’s license and then issue a Notice of Summary Suspension, which informs the driver that their license will be suspended in 46 days.  Drivers have the right to challenge the suspension of their license at a summary suspension hearing.  At Fagan, Fagan & Davis, our DUI lawyers can help you with all aspects of a suspended driver’s license and can help you through the process of trying to reverse the suspension of your license or reduce the time period of the suspension. 

DuPage County License Suspension Attorneys

There is a certain window of time in which a person can file a petition to fight the suspension, and if you do not take any action within 90 days of receiving the summary suspension notice, your license will automatically be suspended.  Your DuPage County DUI Defense lawyer will help you file the proper paperwork in time to contest the license suspension and will present the necessary information on your behalf to give you the best chance of having your driving privileges reinstated.

In some situations, a driver may be able to seek and obtain limited driving privileges: a Monitored Device Driving Permit (MDDP) or a Restricted Driving Permit (RDP). A lawyer can review your particular situation in order to determine if you may qualify for one of these, and can help you take action in securing limited driving privileges. 

Your DUI defense attorney can help present the proper evidence at the hearing to prove the necessity of a driving permit so that you can still take care of the important things in your life. 

For more information about suspended licenses, contact a DuPage County DUI Defense Attorney at Fagan, Fagan & Davis!