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Restoring Your New York License

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 by Kenneth S. Feraru

In New York, your driver's license can be suspended or revoked for any number of reasons, including accumulating 11 or more points as assigned by the NY DMV within an 18-month period or a conviction for New York traffic violation penalties:

Driving while intoxicated in New York (DWI, with blood alcohol content of .08).
Driving while ability impaired (DWAI) by a drug.
Driving without a license.
Driving without proper vehicle insurance.
Giving false information on a license or automobile registration application.
Homicide, assault, or criminal negligence while operating a vehicle.
Three speeding or misdemeanor traffic violations within 18 months.
Three passing a school bus violations within three years.
Leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury or fatality.

You can challenge a pending license suspension by requesting a hearing before an administrative law judge or the DMV chief administrator. If the suspension results from an excessive number of DMV points, you may be able to enroll in driver improvement programs that can remove up to four points from your record.

The NYDMV will notify you when your suspension is complete. To restore a license, you must:

Pay a $25 restoration fee. If the suspension was the result of violating the NY State Zero Tolerance law, the fee is $125. This law applies to those under 21 who operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level between .02% and .07%.
Check the DMV's Photo ID Document Mailing Lookup page (www.nydmv.state.ny.us/licensemail/default.html) to find the processing date for your license.
Undergo a mandatory probation period after the license has been restored. Any violations during this period will result in an additional suspension.

Drivers with out-of-state license suspensions must order a copy of their driving records by mail.
Completed suspensions will be noted with a "cleared on" date.

Provided courtesy of the New York traffic ticket lawyer at:
Kenneth S. Feraru, Esq
200 Old Country Rd, Suite 2 South
Mineola, NY 11501
Phone: 516-535-3333

Posted at 14:41 PM

Topic: Traffic Violations