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When Can I Have My Missouri License Reinstated?

Published on Feb 7, 2017 at 11:45 am in Criminal Defense.
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After your driving privilege has been revoked, suspended, or denied there are specific steps you must take to get it back. The first is to determine the reason(s) why your license was taken away. You can find this information on the letter you received from the Driver License Bureau when your driving privilege was taken away or on your current Missouri driving record under “Department Actions”.

Second, using the chart found on the Missouri Department of Revenue website, determine the appropriate forms you need to file and the fees you need to pay. If multiple reasons are listed for why your license was taken away, you must file the necessary forms for each reason and pay each associated fee.

Reinstating your license may also require that you take specific action, such as retaking the driving skills and knowledge test, taking a Substance Abuse Traffic Offenders Program (SATOP), or installing an ignition interlock device. If your record shows that you have not fulfilled the necessary time requirements of your suspension, you may still have options.

If your license was taken away for a year or more due to multiple driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenses, you may be able to petition to reinstate you license early. In special cases a partial reinstatement may be granted to allow driving to specific locations only, such as to work and school. These early reinstatement decisions are based on your current conviction, prior offenses, and good behavior.

After you file a petition in the county where you received the conviction, the court will review your case. An experienced license reinstatement lawyer can help you prove that you have a high need to have your license reinstated and are displaying good conduct and behavior since the last conviction.

Thomas Law Offices has a proven record in the state of Missouri for successfully convincing the court to issue driver’s license reinstatement orders. An experienced license reinstatement lawyer on your side dramatically increases your chances of success and restoring order to your life.At Thomas Law Offices, our lawyers know how to present convincing evidence to demonstrate that your driving privilege should get reinstated.

Contact Thomas Law Offices for a free zero-obligation case consultation. Our team is available and eager to answer any questions you have about what you can do to get your license reinstated. We are dedicated to helping hard working individuals earn a fresh start.

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Tad Thomas has dedicated his practice to representing plaintiffs in various types of civil litigation, including personal injury, business litigation, class actions, and multi-district litigation.

After graduating with his law degree in 2000 from Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, Mr. Thomas immediately opened his own private practice and began representing injury victims.

In 2011, Thomas Law Offices was established in Louisville, Kentucky. Over the past decade, Mr. Thomas has expanded his firm and now has offices in three additional locations: Cincinnati, Ohio, Columbia, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. He is also a frequent lecturer on topics like trial skills and ethics and technology.

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