Revoked License
Driver’s license are usually revoked for a certain length of time. Generally, 6-months, one or more years. Sometimes (for repeat offenders) driver’s license can be revoked for an indefinite period of time or even permanently. Driver’s licenses that are revoked for an indefinite time or permanently are very hard to be re-instated, but is possible no matter how slim a chance there is.
If your license has been revoked, the first thing that must happen is the length of time for the revocation must expire.
If a class is required by the Court or the State through the Department of Motor Vehicles, must be completed successfully.
If there is fines which are associated with the revocation, then they must also be paid off.
In the case of a permanently or indefinitely revoked driver’s license, after all required classes and fines have been paid off you will have to petition the State through the Department of Motor Vehicles to have your revocation lifted.
After all the above has been successfully achieved then you can request your driver’s license to be re-instated.
Suspended License
A driver’s license is generally suspended because an accessed fine from traffic court has not been paid. The court will then request the State that issued the driver’s license to suspend the license until the fine has been paid. Driver’s licenses are sometimes suspended at the request of municipalities due to unpaid parking tickets. Another reason that a person may get their driver’s license suspended is that they have been ticket for too many moving violations in a certain period of time.
Before you can request your driver’s license to be re-instated, you must pay all fines that have been accessed by a traffic court that requested your license to be suspended or pay off the parking tickets due the municipality that requested your license to be suspended.
Driver’s licenses that have been suspended because of too many moving violations can usually be re-instated after one successfully completes a remedial driver’s course.
Requesting Reinstatement
After all the above has completed you can generally go to the Department of Motor Vehicles and request your driver’s license to be reinstated. Usually there is a form to complete and fee to pay to have your license reinstated. Note also, there are several States that require you current on you child support payments (if you are required to pay child support) before they will reinstate your driver’s license.
