QUESTION
How do I stop revocation of my driver's license?
Asked on Jan 24th, 2012 on Criminal Law - Minnesota
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I got pulled over and did not have my insurance on me. I went to the courthouse to show that I had insurance and since it started the day I got pulled over I was told it could not be dismissed. I was told I could go to court and when I asked when court was and informed the lady that it wouldn't work with my work schedule and asked to change it, I was told no it could not be changed but I could pay the fine. I paid the fine and now my lincense will be revoked for 30 days. I have had continuous insurance for 4 years.
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Well, the bad news is that saying court won't work for your schedule is rarely a good idea. This is a common mistake, people tend to treat a court hearing like a dentist appointment or a meeting with a tax planner. But a court hearing is different, you are looking at possibly jail, loss of liberty and a fine, it's rare you can just reschedule it to a more convenient time. Unfortunately, you made the very common mistake of doing a straight plea without talking to a lawyer (which is always amazing to me because there are thousands of us in Minnesota who do free consultations! Just call one of us!). Long story short, unless you hire a lawyer, try and withdraw the plea and then either go to trial and win or enter into a diversion type agreement, you're out of luck with your license.
Answered on Feb 23rd, 2012 at 6:52 PM