Driving While License Suspended
(DWLS)
What is Driving While License
Suspended (DWLS)?
What are the Reasons for a Suspended
Drivers License?
What are the typical DWLS Penalties?
What is Driving While License Suspended (DWLS)?
When a person's license is suspended, s/he is not
allowed to legally drive for a specified period of time.
Once that period of time expires, the person may apply
for the reinstatement of his/her drivers license. Until
then, the person cannot legally drive. Any person that
operates a motor vehicle while his/her driver's license
is suspended can be arrested and charged with Driving
While License Suspended (DWLS).
Driving while license suspended is a serious crime and
should never be taken lightly. Even though most people
who drive with a suspended license are charged with a
misdemeanor, there can be jail time, fines, court costs,
community service and additional license suspension
periods.
What are the Reasons for a Suspended Drivers
License?
There
are several reasons why a person's driving privileges
may have been suspended. A person may have his/her
driver's license suspended if s/he was charged with
Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), s/he has habitual
traffic violations, s/he was involved in a car accident
and was uninsured, or s/he has certain medical
conditions that prevent him/her from driving.
What are the typical DWLS Penalties?
Any person who is convicted of driving while his/her
license is suspended may have to
pay large monetary fines, jail time, court costs, and
community service. Additionally, the terms of the
suspension may be extended for years or expanded.
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