Get Your Drivers License Back After a DUI and Get Your Life Back



Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2008

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Throughout the nightmare of first getting pulled over, the sobriety tests, chemical tests, reading of rights, being handcuffed and placed under arrest, transported, booked, jailed, processed and released, a huge number of factors can get in the way of making a DUI conviction a perfect "clean-cut-and-dried" case. DUI cases are born by the hundreds (even thousands) every day and certainly, not all of them go to full conviction and loss of a drivers license after DUI. Too many factors enter the scenario such as human error, improper following of procedure, insufficient evidence and, of course, clever lawyers that prevent all drunk driving cases from closing. Nevertheless, far too many cases do close resulting in no chance for a license after DUI due to small details that the driver is unaware of and, if exposed in court, would be grounds for a dismissal.

Aside from license suspension after a DUI, probably one of the first notices that you'll receive is that your auto insurance has just been cancelled. After a DUI conviction, many States will require what's called an SR-22. To alleviate confusion, the SR-22 in itself is not auto insurance. It is simply a form that notifies the state that a driver has the required insurance coverage (or "financial responsibility"). Many insurance companies will still insure a driver after a DUI although it may not be from your original carrier. If the SR-22 file lapses, a license can be suspended again. Many of the former headaches you experienced with your original DUI license reinstatement will come back to haunt you.

Many have never heard of what's called expungement. Just having a DUI expungement can open the possibility of getting your license back after a DUI. To expunge a DUI usually means also not having to report a DUI on certain applications pertaining to employment or other personal matters. In addition, a properly expunged DUI record is generally prohibited form appearing on pre-employment background checks or other sensitive inquirys. Not all criminal records are eligible for expungement , obviously, as several conditions may apply such as past criminal history, the purpose of the expungement, and the severity of the offense for which expungement is being considered. An expungement is usually blotted out from a person's legal records but not totally obliterated. Nevertheless, to expunge a DUI is practically unheard of and the effects are amazingly positive.

Nowadays, just about any job position imaginable is subject a pre-employment background check. Background checks not only eliminate undesireable applicants but can also snag otherwise lawful citizens into a black hole due to a blemish such as a DUI on their driving record. Even during existing employment, a background check can come back to haunt as many employers conduct regular screenings at certain intervals and this does not just include drug testing. Just like a credit record is check by a bank regularly, a criminal record may be periodically searched for by an employer as well. This can be especially troublesome if a drivers license is in jeopardy due to a recent DUI.

Consequently, the data that is acquired during a background check may not always be accurate either. Some of the most sensitive information about someone is just a mouse click away and other (legal) operations are willing to sell it to anyone. In cases of getting a license back after a DUI, the history of prior convictions can stay on your record unless DUI expungement is pursued. In addition, even though personal protection laws are being developed to purge these records from public access, many will remain indefinitely unless their owners take proactive action to get them removed themselves.

These are all just a sampling of the implications and obstacles that accompany a DUI. Fortunately, the entire DUI process can be simplified and accelerated, but only if you learn exactly what to do right away. To get started go to: DrivingAfterDUI.com .

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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)
» left by Stewart Wills 2 years ago.
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In a large number of states a person convicted of a DUI or DWI offense is not eligible for expungement. Also having one's DUI offense expunged from their criminal record does not improve thir chances of acquiring a driver's license because there are two parts to a DUI arrest, the first being the criminal case and the second being the administrative case, i.e. the DMV. These are two completely separate matters.
» left by Anonymous 359 days 4 hours ago.
question, is there anyway of getting around having to do DUI classes or outpatient because i have completed a program and can not get my proper completion papers because i could not afford to pay for the classes and still anywhere i go they are still way over my head and its been almost 7 yrs. now so by illinois law is there anything else i can do
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