Under Michigan law, if you have been convicted of two drunk driving-related offenses within seven years, your driver's license will be suspended for a year with no appeal available for any reason, including severe illness and death.
If you have lost your driver's license due to more than one drinking and driving-related offense and need assistance with reinstatement, we can help you navigate the complicated process. Contact our Northville driver's license appeals attorneys at Fausone Bohn, LLP, for a free initial consultation.
Canton Suspended Driver's License Attorneys
After the year of revocation has expired, you are eligible to go before the Driver's License Appeal Board to request a restricted license valid for one year to go to and from work. If your work permit is granted, you must use an alcohol ignition interlock device for the entirety of the year. You are not allowed to consume any alcohol whatsoever. To demonstrate that you have met with this requirement, you will be required to submit:
- A completed substance abuse evaluation, signed and notarized by a licensed therapist — the evaluation has to state that you have a low risk of relapse
- A minimum of three letters from people who have seen you on at least a weekly basis throughout the year, stating that you haven't consumed alcohol over the last year
- Additional documentation, not necessarily mandatory such as verification of attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous, completion of other alcohol treatment, witnesses to testify on your behalf that you have not consumed alcohol
The same elements are required for a third-offense felony conviction, but with longer required periods of sobriety.
Assuming you have complied with these restrictions, your license will be returned at the end of the year. If you have not complied, your license will be denied. Because it is so crucial that these requirements are specifically met, it is important to have the assistance of experienced Michigan driver's license appeal lawyers to ensure that everything involving your Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) hearing goes smoothly.
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If you need assistance with reinstating your revoked license, call 248-468-4536 or toll free at 888-674-1189, or contact us online to set up a free initial consultation with one of our Canton suspended license lawyers.
