Re: Suspended Liscence in IL?

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: : On my 21st birthday I went to renew my liscnece, and I was told they couldnt do it.  They cheked it out and found my liscnece was suspended.  I was a little surprised.  I have gotten 2 speeding tickets in the past 5 years, that happend to be 19 months apart, and 2 month before my 21st birthday.  At the time I was at the DMV I had allready been on suspenshion for a few days.  So Obviously I got whatever legal advice I could get (for free I'm  college student).  I spoke to my schools paralegal and she told me I could attempt to vacate a previous ticket that i had gotten a month and a half ago.  but I needed to contact and attorney in the city I got the Citation.  So.. I spoke with an attourney he said he could make a motion and that I had a decent chance of getting it vacted and getting court supervisoin.  Time that would take.. about a month.  So.. What about a provisional liscence?  Time to get 1-2 months.  I never recived a notice due to military, school and change of adresses, and the state refused to send me one when I asked and said I needed to fill out some paperwork to and pay for it.  Time for that 2 weeks minumim.  Thats not gonna fly for me.  There is no reasonable circumstance i can obide by my suspenshion.  I drive for the military national guard.. which without doing, I will loose tuition and gi bill.  I live 300 miles away from my school, which I will be leaving for break on.  Also I must attend military drill, and functions, including driving which requres an IL liscence. All within the minimum 1 month it would take to make any progress.  Drill for me is 160 miles away from school and home.. right in the middle.  I have two things on my record.. one ticket for 10-14 over one for 11-15 over.  Thats it. not drinking no parking no nothing.  Spaced at a year and a half.  So now i am being told if I serve my country which i am requred by law, and by practical nature in order to allow me to get a public education, I will be arrested and fined up to $25,000 and spend up to a year in jail.  My decision up to this point is to continue with no action.  I refuse to spend $400 to get an ticket vacted and not drive for the minimum 1 month while it is taken care of.  After the ticket is taken care of I will have served half of my suspenshion.  I have military awards and certificates for safe driving, i have never been in an accident or broken any other laws.  My question is, what happens if I get pulled over during my suspenshion?  Is there a hardship plea where i could contest that the suspenshion was impossible for me to abide by?  if not? What would a predicted outcome of me being arrested for driving while suspended be?  If I could I would do 40 years of Community service to allow me to continue living my life as a student, and serving my country.  But apparently i could be put in prison for two speeding tickets.  Addional suspenshion would not allow me to live a life even similar to what I am accustomed.  I could not offord school, I would be an unessesary burden on friends and family, and Most likely have a bit of trouble findign a job I can walk to.  How is it possible that I can be put in jail and my life, finacial status, and criminal record be destroyed?  What can I do?  Now, and when and if I get pulled over for driving while undersuspenshion?

: : My thanks for offering any openions and sugestions to my situation
: **I see the bottom line as being that you might have a criminal record for driving with a suspended liscence. You mention many other events thay may happen, should you be honest, should you wait, etc but all you have is a bad driving/criminal record for driving with a suspended liscence. 

: I think you should be honest in your applications. Although these kinds of driving offenses are serious ones, they are nothing compared to DWI/manslaughter and other felonies. You will probably pay sky high premiums for insurance when you get your liscence back but in terms of the criminal offense a driving offense like yours is probably seen as less serious than other crimes. 

: Don't lie about anything. it will just make your record worse.

: If you get caught driving without insurance again, you could face another arrest/conviction. 


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