Am I eligible for driver’s license reinstatement after driving while license has been revoked?

When you have your license revoked—typically after a repeat drunk driving conviction—you have no privileges whatsoever.  You must apply to have your license reinstated through the Michigan Secretary of State, which is often a confusing, time-consuming and an expensive endeavor. What do many Michigan revoked drivers continue to do? They continue to drive while their license is revoked!

A significant percentage of people who have had their privileges revoked continue to drive, and continue to get pulled over and arrested, cited for driving while revoked. They then enter what Dan refers to as “The Vicious Circle.” Why? Because each time a revoked driver is cited for driving without privileges, the Michigan Secretary of State matches the previous period of revocation (called a “like-kind revocation”) and “piggy-backs” that time on top of their eligibility. 

Learn more about what happens when you drive while your license is revoked here.

If you’ve been driving with a revoked license and seeking your driver’s license restoration in Michigan, and need assistance, please call for a consultation at (734) 263-2780. We’re available 24/7, and are fully committed to providing personal attention, personal options and personal justice to every single client we represent. 

Driving While License Revoked: The Vicious Circle

Each day, Dan takes calls from clients who have been charged with Driving While License Revoked, and are facing “The Vicious Circle.”  They ask these questions:

“What are the courtroom consequences for Driving While License Revoked?” 

“Is there any way to defend this charge and prevent the “like” revocation?”

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When will I be eligible to seek restoration of my license and end the “vicious circle?”

Driving while license is revoked as a first offense is a misdemeanor offense carrying the possibility of 93 days in jail.  While most judges don’t impose jail time on these offenses—especially for first-offenses—some judges grow fed up with this offense and do jail offenders who shouldn’t be on the road.  Second offenses carry up to one year in jail, and injuring or killing another while driving with a revoked license is a felony offense. 

Learn more about what happens when you drive while your license is revoked here.

If you’ve been driving with a revoked license and seeking your driver’s license restoration in Michigan, and need assistance, please call for a consultation at (734) 263-2780. We’re available 24/7, and are fully committed to providing personal attention, personal options and personal justice to every single client we represent.