by Tatiana Czaplicki | Aug 5, 2015 | Criminal Laws, Drivers License/Secretary of State Issues, Legal News, Traffic Law
There is great news coming out of Springfield for first time offenders of the aggravated speeding statute. For the last 5 years, folks driving 26 mph or more faced mandatory convictions as a penalty on their aggravated speeding charges. The Illinois General Assembly...
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Apr 13, 2015 | Drivers License/Secretary of State Issues, DUI, Legal News, Traffic Law
Two new laws that would profoundly change the landscape of Secretary of State formal reinstatement hearings are awaiting a vote in the Illinois house. Currently, if you have 4 or more DUI, your driving privileges are revoked for life. The new rule proposes that those...
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Jan 21, 2015 | Drivers License/Secretary of State Issues, Legal News, Traffic Law
The Secretary of State does not provide temporary driving relief to those people whose driver’s licenses are suspended due to unpaid parking or traffic tickets (among other reasons). Most of the judgement amounts that drivers face are ridiculously high due to...
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Dec 12, 2014 | DUI, Traffic Law
In Illinois, driving an automobile has been firmly established to be a privilege and not a right. The Secretary of State is required to revoke the license of anyone convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (DUI) or caught and prosecuted for Driving...
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Nov 18, 2013 | Criminal Laws, Legal News, Traffic Law
The pilot phase of the new Temporary Visitor Driver License (or TVDL) has opened in the State of Illinois. Due to unexpected high volume and demand, the Secretary of State is taking appointments no earlier than in March 2014 and later. Many more locations will be...
by Tatiana Czaplicki | May 28, 2012 | Criminal Laws, Legal News, Traffic Law
This article in USA Today identifies Chicago as being 6th (out of 10) in the nation for ticketing drivers. It’s best to slow down! In Illinois, the Legislature seems to have made a tradition out of raising penalties and fines almost yearly for the last 3 or so...
