Many traffic courts suspend or revoke driver’s licenses for months or years at a time. You typically have to wait until the end of the suspension or revocation period before you can get your license back.
However, when you meet certain legal criteria, you could go to court and ask that the judge reinstate your driving privileges. You can appear more successfully in these administrative hearings in Chicago when you have a reinstatement lawyer to represent you.
Submitting Evidence for Consideration
During one of the administrative hearings that you are scheduled to appear in, you can present evidence to the court that you have turned a proverbial new leaf in your driving behaviors. The judge who first suspended or revoked your license might have required you to complete a defensive driving course, for example, or take alcohol and drug abuse awareness education programs. When you complete these courses, you have to bring proof back to the court to show the judge that you met these requirements.
Your lawyer can first make sure that you meet all of the legal criteria for satisfying these mandates. He or she will also bring evidence like a signed statement from the program or a certificate of completion that the court can keep on file for you. You then could have your driving privileges given back to you.
Making a Good Argument
When you appear in court, it can be difficult to know exactly what to say. You could get tongue-tied in front of the judge and stammer your way through your answers. You also could inadvertently answer a question wrong and ruin your chances of having your privileges reinstated.
Your lawyer can instead answer on your behalf during one of these administrative hearings in Chicago. If you have to answer, your lawyer can advise you on what to say to the judge.
You can find out more about administrative hearings online. Contact Johnson & Goldrich P.C. or visit our website.
