Salt Lake City Suspended License Attorney

Suspended License in Salt Lake City?

Since driving is not a birthright but a privilege granted by the Utah Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division (DLD), that privilege can be suspended if it is determined that you are not a safe and responsible driver.  In the case of DUI, a license can be suspended for a year or more if circumstances warrant.  It can even be suspended for life in some serious cases.  For a commercial driver, a suspended license means loss of employment, loss of income and is a significant detriment to a successful career.  If your license has been suspended or is going to be suspended and you carry a regular or commercial license you need an experienced Salt Lake City DUI Defense Lawyer to help you get your life back on track.

DUI Arrest

When you are arrested, charged and convicted of a DUI, you license may be suspended by both the court and the DLD.  You need a skilled DUI defense lawyer to represent you in court and to fight for you in front of the DLD.  Independent of the court case, the DLD can call you in for a hearing to evaluate your fitness to drive.  Failure to request such a hearing and failure to show at such a hearing will result in a mandatory suspension of your license.  If your license has already been suspended, your attorney can request a DLD hearing to contest it.

Driving with a Suspended License

If you are arrested for driving with a suspended license, you will face new charges and complicate your case severely.  The punishment for this offense can be a large fine, mandatory imprisonment or both.  You need to know exactly when your license is suspended, when it is reinstated and avoid the possibility of mistakenly driving when it has been revoked.  If you have been arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license, contact the Zabriskie Law Firm immediately.

Once your suspension has expired, you have to go through the correct procedures to reinstate it.  There are forms to be completed that start the process.  All court-imposed fines must be paid and reinstatement and administrative fees are due to the DLD.  

Contact a Salt Lake City Commercial DUI Defense Attorney immediately for professional representation if your driver license has been suspended in the state of Utah.