<Legit question: I've got to many demerits so I'm suspended for 2 months starting on May 5th. Anything I can do to get a restricted during that time or should I just wait it out and use pedo-power to get to work?


<Bitching: and why the hell do I have to pay a $175 "fee" to reinstate if my cars/insurance stay current? Sounds more like "penalty" than a "fee".





Yes, I know SMOKEYBEAR.... " Stop speeding and you won't have this problem. "

 

http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/ci...rict_privs.asp

 

Now as far as requesting it, is it at the tellers discretion whether or not I get it and is there anything I can do to help convince him/her to give it to me?

BTW: Will it cost me money?

 

As far as requesting a restricted license, if you read the link I gave you all the answers are there. You need to have a letter from your employer.

I strongly suggest consulting an attorney.

And if you think anything is done for free you are sadly mistaken. Its commonly referred to as the fuck up tax. You fuck up, you gotta pay.

 

I read the entire link and this is what it says that pertains to me:
"DMV-granted Restricted Driving Privileges

If your driving privileges were suspended by DMV for a violation of Driver Improvement Probation, DMV may grant restricted driving privileges, at your request, if:
This is your first violation of probation, OR
This is your second violation and the probationary period during which the violation occurred was immediately preceded by an 18-month control period.
DMV does not have the authority to grant restricted driving privileges for any other suspensions or revocations."

After clicking on the Violation of Probation link, it gave me the information on what I needed to provide but still insinuates that it's not a given:

"Drivers on Probation

If you are convicted of a demerit point offense that was committed while you were on probation, your driving privilege will be suspended. The suspension period depends on the number of demerit points assigned for the violation.
3 point violation = 45 day suspension
4 point violation = 60 day suspension
6 point violation = 90 day suspension
Once you complete the suspension period, you will be placed on probation for another six months.
If you are convicted of a demerit point offense that occurred while you were on probation for the first time, you may request that DMV grant you restricted driving privileges. If you violate a second or subsequent probation, DMV will grant you restricted privileges only if the probationary period during which the violation occurred was immediately preceded by a control period (an 18-month time period during which your driving record is monitored).
Restricted driving privileges granted by DMV are valid only in Virginia and allow you to drive only
to and from your place of employment,
during employment hours only if driving is a required part of your job,
to and from school if you are a student,
to and from a religious place of worship one day per week,
for health care services, including medically necessary transportation of an elderly parent or of a person residing in the driver's household with a serious medical problem,
to transport your minor child to and from school, day care or for medical treatment,
to and from a court-ordered visitation with your child,
to and from court appearances when subpoenaed as a witness or a party,
to and from an intensive case monitoring program for child support ordered by juvenile and domestic relations district court for non-custodial parents,
to and from appointments with a probation officer; or
to and from any programs required by the court or as a condition of probation.
You must provide documentation to support any restrictions you are requesting, such as a court order or letter from your employer, school, place of religious worship, or healthcare professional. Any letter you present in support of a restriction must be on the letterhead of its source. Restricted driving privileges are not available to operate a commercial motor vehicle."

So being that this is "The official DMV question thread" I'll ask again. Is it at the tellers discretion whether I get restricted privileges or is it guaranteed that, with the proper paper work and identification, the privileges will be granted?


This sounds like over kill.

The link doesn't, nor anywhere else on the site, state the cost of Restricted privileges.

BTW: If someone asks a question, whether you deem it stupid/lazy/retarded, in a "question thread", and you don't know the answer, it' is ok to say you don't know for sure.

 

Also, sorry if I didn't make things clear enough, but I should have said that DMV was the suspender (not the courts) STRICTLY for breaking probation by receiving a demerit while in my 6 month probationary period. And when I say help 'convince' I mean ALONG with the required information. Ass-kissing, dressing nice, etc.

 

It is not up to the teller. You provide them with a letter telling them WHY you need to be able to drive to work. This is rather well stated in the above mentioned link. You give them the letter and it will get processed. Last 3 I have seen go through wound up taking a few weeks to process, and those were ones that were submitted by a lawyer.

Most of the time as long as the letter is submitted correctly, it is issued. The reinstate fee is charged when you are issued the restricted license, at least to the best of my knowledge it still is done that way. Again, if you read the link that you quoted, there is a section toward the bottom with this link in it, which states that once they receive the reinstatement fee the restricted license will be issued.

I've only had dealings with court ordered suspensions, all the DMV related suspensions that I have worked with were due to insurance lapses and all were petitioned before the suspensions were enacted, hence the reason I said to consult an attorney.

 

Alright. We're getting somewhere: " It is not up to the teller."

I read that link as well:



By READING that link, you can easily see this applies to individuals who have been suspended due to not paying Court fines and costs. It also says " process your authorization, collect reinstatement fee...." This is my situation:

Thats it. That's all the info they have. So after reading that, there's still no guarantee of me getting it after meeting all the requirements, bringing all the necessary paper work, and waiting the processing period ("few weeks" as you stated). If there wasn't some sort of convincing to be made, than there wouldn't be a "request", "authorization", nor "processing period" involved. Everything would happen at the counter.

Since I (we) are getting nowhere slowly, I'll revert to the ORIGINAL question:
I'm suspended for 2 months (May 5th - July 3rd) by DMV (not the courts and i don't owe anything until time to reinstate), is it WORTH it to apply or just walk/ride to work?

You said "consult a lawyer" and that processing takes "a few weeks". With that being said, and the fact that not even you know how much the reinstatement costs at the counter, 'sounds like additional money, time without a car anyway, and I still have to pay the
reinstatement fee. So I guess:

1. Wait it out
2. Ride MONGOOSE
3. Pay reinstatment
4. ??????
5. Cut my losses

Thanks for the help though.

 

The thing says when I go back to get my car inspected I should either 1) immediately be inspected or 2) be the next in line, does this apply to any station or only the original one that failed me?

 

If you were rejected, you need to have the issues repaired. After the repairs are done, you may go back to the rejecting facility for a reinspection at the cost of $1. If you do not wish to return to the rejecting facility, you may have the vehicle reinspected at another facility, but they are allowed to charge full price since they did not inspect the vehicle initially.

Be prepared, though, that if there is any further issues, or issues missed by the rejecting station, that a second rejection cannot be issued.