Q: Charged with 1543A in 2019. this year trying to charge me with 2nd 1543B from a DUI in '09& 1543B in 14'. How?
License currently suspended indefinitely for 1533D failure to respond to traffic citation for unpaid fines but they are trying to say its DUI suspended. How is that possible when I havent gotten any new DUI Charges and in 2019 i got pulled over and it wasn't dui suspended and i only received the 1543A charge. And even the suspension for that is over. It literally just lists the unpaid fines on my restoration requirements letter.
A: You need to get a lawyer immediately. The law says that if your license was suspended for a DUI it will always be suspended until and unless you get your license reinstated. It doesn’t matter if the DUI is one year old or 30 years old. If you never got your license back then you are looking at a driving under a DUI suspension charge. There is a mandatory minimum of 60 to 90 days in the county prison and it could be up to six months if you have three or more. The reason you need a lawyer is you need someone to look at your driving record to determine if you were eligible to get your license restored. 99% of the time, If your license is restored by the time you go to court, the police officer typically does not want to put you in jail or take your license again. If you’re not eligible to get your license back, you have to hope that the officer and the judge will agree to amend it down to non-jail time. If that doesn’t work then you would hopefully be eligible for house arrest. Go onto Penndot website and order a license restoration requirements letter and speak with an attorney to see what you need to do to get your license back and if you can get it back. Good luck
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