Walk It Through: The Suspended License and the Errand
A quick drive on a suspended license, a stop, the car, a bond to appear, and the court date.
A driver whose license is suspended for unpaid tickets drives to the store and is stopped. The owner of the car, a parent, is in the passenger seat with a valid license.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A suspension for unpaid tickets and a first charge. A revocation for DUI or a refusal, which brings an impound, and reinstatement fees are left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- DUIDriving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle with 0.08 percent or more alcohol in the blood, or under the influence of alcohol or a substance to a degree that makes safe driving impossible.
- E-ticketA traffic ticket generated and printed at the scene after the violation is sent electronically to the court, which serves as the summons or notice to appear.