A driver’s license can be suspended for many different reasons. Some of the reasons that are listed on the Texas Department of Public Safety website are:
- Crash Suspensions
- Delinquent Child Support
- Alcohol Related Offenses
- Drug Related Offenses
- Traffic Related Offenses
See http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/driverlicense/
Each suspension category has a different method that must be followed to lift the suspension. The most common types of suspensions that our experienced Flower Mound lawyers deal with are for traffic related offenses. For this reason we have divided traffic related offenses into two categories and discuss them below.
LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR SURCHARGES IN FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS
A surcharge is a civil penalty for receiving too many convictions on your driving record. A surcharge can also be assessed against a person for receiving a conviction for no insurance tickets and driver’s license related convictions (example: no driver’s license, driving while license invalid, driving while license suspended). The Department of Public Safety can revoke a person’s driving privileges until these penalties are paid.
Because surcharges can only be assessed upon a conviction, this also means that you normally cannot go back and change your plea or show proof that you were not guilty of the offenses that are now causing the surcharge. In these situations, we normally take the roll of advisor and inform the client that you cannot “just pay” tickets or “sit out” tickets anymore. If you do, they become final convictions on your record that can cause further surcharges. You have to keep every ticket off your record or stand the real risk of paying obscene penalty fees just to resolve the suspension issue. All new tickets need to be discussed with an experienced lawyer in Flower Mound to avoid any new surcharges being assessed.
LICENSE “ON HOLD” FOR OUTSTANDING WARRANTS (OLD TICKETS) IN FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS
This is a different situation than the one discussed above. If your tickets are simply in warrant and you have not entered into a payment plan with the court or served time we can be of great service. First, we can lift the warrants to keep you from being arrested. Second, we plead our clients “not guilty” and attend court on behalf of the client to either (1) get the citation dismissed; or (2) work out an agreement with the prosecutor to keep the citation from being reported as a conviction on your record.
Once the cases are resolved, you may have to pay a $30.00 omni fee hold fee to lift any suspension that is currently on your license. Once that fee is paid, the hold is normally lifted within 7-10 business days. After this time period you can go into any DPS office and have your license renewed or reinstated.
If you would like to discuss your individual case with an experienced legal team call our office today.
