Chapter 8 - Driver's License Revocation, Suspension, Denial, Cancellation

Question 1

Aggravated DUI

1. DUI causing personal injury, dealth
2. DUI with a prior conviction of reckless homocide/ aggravated DUI
3. 3rd or subsequent DUI conviction
4. DUI without a valid license, permit, vehicle insurance
5. DUI while driving school bus with children onboard

Question 2

Revocation - the indefinite withdrawal of driving privileges by the Secretary of State’s office

To regain yoru driving privileges, you may be eligible to reapply for a license after a minimum of 1 yr, unless otherwise noted.

Question 3

The Secretary of State will immediately revoke the driving privileges of someone convicted of a moving violation that caused a crash and resulted in the dealth of another person.

Question 4

The Secretary of Sate’s office has the authority to _revoke the driver’s license of a repeated traffic offende_r.

During the course of any revocation, your vehicle registration may be suspended.

Question 5

Offenses that result in Revocation

1. Aggravated DUI
2. Aggravated Fleeing Police
3. Aggravated Reckless Driving
4. Auto Theft
5. Drag Racing/Street Racing
6. Felony Offnses - A vehicle was used while commiting a serious crime
7. Fradulent ID
8. Gang-related Activity
9. Leave the Scene
10. Perjury - giving false information to the Secretary of State
11. Reckless Conduct
12. Reckless Driving
13. Reckless Homicide

Question 6

Reckless Conduct - reckless behavior - causing injury or danger to another person

Reckless Driving - conviction of 3 reckless driving offenses in 12 months — causing great bodily harm, permanent disability/disfigurement to another person

Reckless Homicide - reckless driving causing death of another person

Question 7

Suspension - a temporary loss of driving privileges

When the suspension is for a specific length of time, you may regain your driving privileges after your suspesion has ended and you have paid a reinstatement fee.

Question 8

Offenses that result in Suspension

1. Automated Traffic Violations - failure to satisfy 5 or more unpaid automated traffic violations (red light signal, speeding, a combination of both)
2. Causing a Crash in a Construction Zone
3. Child Visitation Abuse
4. Drug/Alcohol Test Failure
5. Drug/Alcohol Test Refusal
6. Drug/Sex Offense (Commiting a drug/sex crime while operating or being near automobile)
7. Failure to Appear Violations
8. Failure to Obey a Railroad-Crossing Signal
9. Failure to Pay Child Support
10. Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle Using Audible and Visual Signals (lights and sirens)
11. Fradulent Driver’s License/ID Application
12. Illegal Possession, Consumption, Purchase of Alcohol, or Accepting Alcohol as a Gift by a person under age 21
13. Illegal Trasportation of Alcohol
14. Illegal Transportation Under 21
15. Mandatory Insurance Violation - Failure to file Financial Responsibility Insurance (SR-22)
16. Mandatory Insurance Conviction - driving without mandatory insurance
17. Parking Violations - Failure to pay 10 or more unpaid parking violations in any municipality
18. Railroad Crossing Violation - nonpayment of 5 or more violations
19. School Bus Violations - not for stopping for school bus, nonpayment of 5 or more violations
20. Speeding in a Construction Zone - 2nd violation, when workers are present, within 2 yrs
21. Theoft of Motor Fuel
22. Tollway Violation - nonpayment of 5 or more toll violations
23. Traffic Crashes - refusal or neglect to report a traffic crash
24. Traffic Violations - 3 traffic violation conviction during a 12 month period (Under age 21, 2 traffic violations within any 24-month period)
25. Unauthorized Parking in a Space Designated for Persons with Disabilities
26. Uninsured Crashes - being uninsured at the time of crash - you are at fault and you are to pay for damages
27. Zero Tolerance Violation - an alchocol violation by a person under age 21

Question 9

Driving while your license is suspended or revoked will result in an extension of the suspension or revocation period

and

may subject you to a period of incarceration.

Question 10

Cancellation - termination by formal action of the Secret of State’s Office

Reasons for Cancellations

• error or deficit in the license
• Ineligible - the licensee is no longer entitled to such license
• Medical condition - medically/visually unfit
• Re-examination requirement - failure to appear for a required re-examination
• Fraudulent application

Reapplication for a driver’s licese many be made only after the terms of the cancellation have been met.

Question 11

Denial - the temporary refusal of the privilege of applying for a driver’s license and/or an instruction permit.

Only denial for persons under age 18 is to be entered on the driving record for the following offenses

• Mandatory revocation of driving priviliges for offenses listed on page 52
• Driving with no valid license
• Serious moving violation
• Crash involving Bodily harm or Death

Question 12

Special Driving Permits

• Restricted Driving Permit (RDP)

1. only during certain times and along specified routes for work-related/educational purposes
2. transporting a child in the home to and from day care/school
3. receive medicare care or drug treatments

• Monitoring Device Driving Permit (MDDP)

1. issued to 1st time DUI offender, serving statutory summary suspension
2. for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID)
3. MDDP & BAIID —> allowing driver to legally operate motor vehicle at any time of day/night
4. CANNOT be issued to persons under age 18

• Occupational Driving Permit (ODP)

1. issued to professional drivers - whose licenses suspended for 3 moving violations
2. allowing to drive in conjuction with employment
3. DOES NOT apply to commercial drivers

• Probationary License

1. issued in conjuction with driver improvement activity
2. issued for suspension period for drivers ages 21 and over
3. Only issued for person suspended for 3 moving violations in 12-month period
4. CANNOT be issued for more than 3 months

• ​Family Financial Responsibility Driving Permit (FRP)
  1. issued to drivers - suspended under the Family Financial Responsibility Law for nonpayment of child support or for child visitation abuse