Glen Ellyn, IL asked in Traffic Tickets for Illinois

Q: Hi I received a ticket in dupage county for disobeying a stop sign while on supervision, will I get my license suspended

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A: I'm very glad you reached out on this question because it is always important to ask for guidance when facing convictions for traffic violations.

First, regarding suspension, traffic offenses governing the movement of vehicles can result in a license suspension if one of the two criteria here are met:

-2 convictions for moving violations in 24 months if the driver is under 21 years of age

-3 convictions for moving violations in 12 months if the driver is 21 years of age or more

Violating this rule will trigger an automatic suspension between 1-12 months and possibly revocation if the offense is serious enough. If one receives court supervision, it does not count as a conviction for the above rules. For this reason, court supervision is very important to protect.

Right now, your son has violated his supervision and runs the risk of it being revoked and and a conviction occurring. This puts him in dangerous territory for suspension. That said, there are some very important steps you MUST take to avoid a suspension.

1). DO NOT MAIL THE TICKET IN!!! If you do this, you are almost CERTAIN to be suspended if you are under 21 and risking suspension if you are 21 or older. DuPage County and many others have standing rules to reject court supervision if the driver had a traffic offense within 12 months.

2). Make arrangements to appear in court by following the rules on the backside of the ticket for appearing in court.

3). If you are under 18 years old, be prepared to have a parent/guardian in court as DuPage requires it for court supervision.

4). Seriously consider hiring an attorney. Since the stop sign ticket is a petty offense, you can have an attorney appear for you preventing you from taking a day off work. This benefit makes hiring an attorney much more affordable for many in traffic court.

Hope that helps!

Jason A. Wilkins

Attorney at Law

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