Losing your driver’s license for a mandatory period of 5 years is a common occurrence in the Sunshine State. The use of the Internet for communication with the firm or any individual member of the firm does not establish an attorney-client relationship. through e-mail, fax, phone, or other medium, does not form an attorney-client relationship. There are few challenges that can be made to challenge an attempt by DOL to institute a Washington State Habitual Traffic Offender designation and revocation. In Florida, too many traffic violations could result in you being labeled as a habitual traffic offender (HTO). as soon as possible.
HTO revocation. If you hire an attorney to get one of those prior convictions vacated (or taken off your driving record), then the five-year revocation disappears.Act quickly because certain deadlines exist in these cases which can potentially block certain avenues of defense.Most people are better off vacating a prior conviction instead of waiting a year to apply for a hardship license.In this article, we explain how it might be possible to get your Florida driver’s license reinstated much sooner if you hire an attorney. Your driving privilege cannot be reinstated if you are currently incarcerated in any correctional facility. You can appeal the decision from the administrative hearing if an illegal entry is not properly removed, or file a “writ of certiorari.”Although such steps are usually not necessary because the easier course of action would be to petition the court that made the error requesting the court send written certification to the DHSMV for a review under Florida Statute Section 120.057(2) to correct the driving record.If the information on the letter you received notifying you of the five year Habitual Traffic Offender suspension is correct, you must act quickly to file a motion to attack one of the underlying offenses as discussed below.A license revocation is such a serious consequence that the Florida Supreme Court has directed judges to give this collateral consequences (the five-year revocation) warning to all defendants entering a DWLS plea.
After one year, you can apply for a hardship license through the Administrative Review Office so that you can drive to and from work.Before you can obtain a hardship license you must complete the Advanced Driver Improvement (ADI) School unless alcohol was involved, and then you are required to complete a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) school (in certain cases).Even after the five-year HTO revocation has expired, a resident of the State of Florida can petition through the Administrative Reviews Office to restore driving privileges.After the petition is filed, the DHSMV will conduct an investigation into the driver’s fitness to drive.
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If the driver license is reinstated then we can then use that fact to attempt to negotiate a disposition for a reduced charge of “Prosecutors are often impressed with the fact that the individual is finally taking all necessary steps to address the problem and prevent any future offenses. Clearly, driving after revocation prohibited in Colorado is a serious offense. As discussed below, a traffic ticket for driving while license suspended without knowledge can best be contested within 60 days of the date of conviction. If one of those offenses is driving with a suspended license, which is the most common offense, your lawyer may have just 30 days after your conviction to file the necessary motion.Imagine all the things you do for which you rely upon your car. With this label comes an automatic five-year driver’s license revocation. HTO Revocations in Florida.
As a result, many people are receiving Habitual Traffic Offender revocations years after the convictions occurred.One of the most obvious problems with this procedure is that the driver is then at a huge disadvantage in contesting one of the underlying convictions that caused the HTO revocation.
We can represent you on the charge, or better yet, we can help you get the five (5) year HTO revocation removed from your driving record.The best time to contact us is immediately after you receive a letter from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) that your driver’s license has been or is about to be revoked or suspended for a five (5) year period as a Florida Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO), then contact an attorney at the Sammis Law Firm.The five-year revocation is often caused by three DWLS or DWLSR convictions. If you are at risk of being classified as an HTO, contact a lawyer at The Murphy Law Group. You will want to contact Ashley M. Aulls, P.A. Were you recently notified of being or charged as an HTO in Central Florida? The HTO Law includes violations on all classes of driver licenses.