SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE IN PA

Having your Pennsylvania driver's license suspended is a stressful process that will result in prolonged inconvenience. It is important, however, to understand the suspension rules and to comply with them to avoid additional and more severe penalties. Learn about the penalties in PA for driving with a suspended license.

If you fear that your PA driver license is at risk of being suspended please call criminal defense and traffic ticket attorney David Lampman at 570-371-3737. I can fight PA traffic citations and help you avoid driver license suspensions. If your license is subject to suspension I can advise you on your right to appeal to the Court of Common Pleas, evaluate your likelihood of success on appeal, and represent you. Below is an explanation of the suspension process in PA and your legal rights if your driver license is suspended. For more information please visit pages about the license restoration process and the availability of a PA occupational license (OLL - AKA, bread and butter law) and probationary licenses.

Suspension Notification & Required Action

If your PA driver's license is subject to suspension PennDOT will mail you a notice with the date the suspension will begin. You must return your physical license to PennDOT Bureau of Driver Licensing by the effective date of suspension. If you fail to return your suspended license by the suspension date the Pennsylvania State Police, local police, or a PennDOT official may collect the license from you.

License Suspended in PA - It Will Probably Be Suspended in Other States

Pennsylvania is a member of the multistate Diver License Compact (DLC), which adopts the "one driver license" and "one driver record" concepts. This means that if your license is suspended in one state that suspension will be recognized by other states in the DLC. For example, if you driver license is suspended in PA you cannot get a new license in a DLC member state. Further, if you are charged with a DUI, with an accident involving a death, or with a felony in which a car was used in another state, PA will penalize you as if the crime occurred in Pennsylvania. The only states that are not members of the DLC are Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Tennessee.

Appeals of Pennsylvania License Suspensions

If your Pennsylvania diver license is suspended you have the right to appeal to the Court of Common Pleas. However, you must act quickly because there is only a 30 day window to file the appeal. Specifically, the appeal must be filed within 30 days of the mailing date of the suspension notice.

If you would like to appeal your Pennsylvania license suspension please call PA traffic ticket lawyer David Lampman at 570-371-3737.