Driving While Suspended
Many of us rely on your car to get to work, pick up the kids, and perform other daily routine errands. That is why having your license suspended could have a majorly detrimental impact on your life. Therefore, it’s easy to see how driving on a suspended license might look tempting. However, in Pennsylvania, driving on a license suspension is a very serious offense, ultimately causing you to face much harsher and more serious penalties than the initial suspension itself. Pennsylvania prosecutors take license suspension very seriously, so to avoid making a bad situation worse, it would be in your best interest to not get behind the wheel while your license is suspended. The consequences of driving while suspended can be even more life-altering than the suspension itself.
Driving with a Suspended License is not a good decision. If caught, it’s penalties may be severe. The reality, though, is that often people are unaware that their license has, in fact, been suspended. If your license has been suspended, or you have been given a ticket for driving with a suspended license, you need to seek legal counsel now. The Law Offices of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C. can help.
Your driver’s license may be suspended for a variety of reasons, including: Driving Under the Influence, Reckless Driving, accumulating too many points for driving infractions, insurance law violations, unpaid parking tickets, failure to appear in court, failure to pay child support, and failure to pay a judgment related to a traffic accident suit, among many others.
Additionally, you may be Driving with a Suspended License and be unaware of this fact because you have not received notice. PennDOT is only required to send notice to your address on file. If you have moved and not informed PennDOT, they may have met their obligation, while you still are utterly unaware of your driving with a suspended license. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. If you have been unknowingly driving with a suspended license and receive a ticket, you need to contact an attorney immediately. Restoring your license may be a possibility, but fighting a corresponding charge is an absolute must. The Law Offices of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C. understand that you need to drive to live your daily life, and we are ready and able to help you.
Driving While Suspended Lawyer Philadelphia
If you have been charged with Driving with a Suspended License or simply wish to restore your driving privileges, you need to call us at 215-673-7733 for a free consultation. Reinstatement is possible, but the process is somewhat tricky. It changes depending on whether you have received a Long-Term Suspension, Short Term Suspension, or an Indefinite Suspension of your driving privileges. You may need to respond to courts that have a lien on your driving privileges, various appeals may need to be filed, and negotiation with a district attorney is all but certain. Let The Law Offices of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C. manage these steps for you. You need to drive, and we know how to get you back behind the wheel, legally.
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