Matthew J. Ruff Traffic Violations Law Blog on Lawyers.com

The answer is no.  This is a commonly asked question from persons who do not actually possess a drivers license in as much as they were never issued a license from the DMV yet they have done some act which has caused their privilege to drive to be suspended, the key word here is privlilege.  In California driving is considered a privilege.  The typical scenario is as follows:  John Doe does not have a license.  He goes out and gets a DUI.  His privilege to drive will then be suspended.  If he were to go out and drive after the suspension he can and will be convicted of driving on a suspended license aka. driving while his privilege to drive was suspended.  In California this is a misdemeanor offense which carries possible jail time.  A Driving on a suspended license attorney can help the individual to get a license and thereafter go to Court and try to get the criminal charge dropped or reduced, oftentimes to an infraction or a charge which does not carry jail or points on the DMV record .