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Eligibility for restricted driving permit (hardship license)
A second arrest for driving under the influence carries additional penalties for a person’s driving privileges. First, the statutory summary suspension will take effect 46 days after the date of...
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Disqualification of commercial driver’s license for vehicle code offenses
There are very strict rules under Illinois law governing a commercial driver’s license. If you have a commercial driver’s license (CDL), you have to be careful. There are certain offenses that will...
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Advice on what to do after a DUI and choosing an attorney
Every person who is arrested for driving under the influence goes through the same process of evaluating what happened, and then deciding how to respond. On the day following the arrest, the first...
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Activist group pays cash to people reporting DUI
Call the cops on a drunk driver, win $100. This is the Drunk Busters program in Illinois sponsored by the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM). Drunk Busters started in Illinois in 1990 and...
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The ultimate penalty for driving under the influence in Illinois
A person who is arrested for driving under the influence is confronted with two problems. First, he faces criminal penalties imposed by a court of law. At the present time, a first offense of DUI is...
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New interview with Associated Press on vehicle code amendment
The Associated Press interviewed me recently on new legislation in Springfield that would change parts of the vehicle code. Read the AP story from March 10, 2012. There is an important lesson about...
View ArticleNew law in 2011 allows forfeiture for DUI with no insurance
The state legislature has added a new provision to the forfeiture statute in Illinois for 2011. This new law provides prosecutors another way to penalize intoxicated drivers. The law in Illinois allows...
View ArticleNew law in Illinois regulates municipal towing fees and procedure for DUI
State lawmakers changed the Illinois Vehicle Code for 2012 to regulate how municipalities tow vehicles after an arrest for driving under the influence. The police practice of towing a vehicle after a...
View ArticleFew changes to Illinois DUI laws in the year 2012
The Illinois Secretary of State recently published its annual DUI Fact Book. The DUI Fact Book for 2012 is available for download here. Most of the information provided by the Secretary of State...
View ArticleFinancial incentive for police to stop drivers? Governor signs new DUI law
Governor Pat Quinn was in Tinley Park on August 22, 2012 for a bill-signing ceremony hosted by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP). He signed legislation from the General Assembly that...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds traffic stop based on anonymous tip of drunk driving
The nation’s highest court gave police broad powers to stop vehicles based on anonymous tips in a recent opinion. In the Navarette v. California case, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the...
View ArticleMedical marijuana and Illinois DUI: how the laws interact
It has long been Illinois policy that any amount of cannabis in the blood or urine of a driver can be the basis for a DUI charge. As of January 2014, Illinois updated the DUI laws in response to its...
View ArticleFirst Time DUI in Illinois
You are heading home from having a couple drinks with friends . . . and you see flashing lights behind you. You have been drinking and driving, and for the first time in your life, you are about to get...
View ArticleComparing Formal and Informal Hearings in Illinois
People in Illinois can have suspensions and revocations on their licenses. A driver can get suspended or revoked for a variety of reasons, such as accumulating traffic convictions, a DUI conviction, or...
View ArticleIllinois laws against driving a commercial motor vehicle without a CDL
Any person who operates a commercial motor vehicle on Illinois roadways without the required license commits a crime. By statute, it is a Class A misdemeanor offense to drive a CMV without a CDL. The...
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