{"id":6105,"date":"2023-08-13T20:09:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T00:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/randa-blog-post\/suspended-or-revoked-license-in-michigan-short-version\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:53:26","slug":"suspended-or-revoked-license-in-michigan-short-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/blog\/suspended-or-revoked-license-in-michigan-short-version\/","title":{"rendered":"DWLS and DWLR – Suspended and Revoked License Charges in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) and Driving While License Revoked (DWLR) are two different offenses covered under the very same state\u00a0law<\/a>. Legally speaking, they carry the same potential punishment.<\/p>\n

Most (but not all) DWLS cases arise because of an unpaid Ticket somewhere in a person\u2019s past. Most (but not all) DWLR cases trace the underlying license revocation\u00a0to multiple DUI convictions.<\/p>\n

Both of these offenses carries a possible jail sentence, although it is generally assumed that, amongst other things, hiring a good lawyer will keep a person from getting locked up, and that\u2019s true, particularly in places or in 2nd or\u00a0subsequent offense cases where the prospect of jail becomes increasingly likely.<\/p>\n

Staying out o jail is important, of course, but once that that has been accomplished, or is otherwise assured, avoiding all the other negative consequences that go along with it is every bit as important, as well.<\/p>\n

A conviction for DWLS or DWLR automatically result in an additional driver\u2019s license suspension or revocation, along with points on a person\u2019s driving record. Avoiding these nightmarish consequences is best done by \u201cavoiding\u201d a conviction for driving on a suspended or revoked license.<\/p>\n

This is done in the plea bargaining process, and having a lawyer who specializes in this kind of case is certainly the best way to go about it.<\/p>\n

Revoked license cases are generally the more \u201cserious\u201d of the two offenses. The more prior DWLS or DWLR convictions a person has on his or her record, the tougher things get. By the same token, jail becomes more of a \u201cviable\u201d option to a Judge if a person keeps driving, despite not having a license.<\/p>\n

Where<\/em> a DWLS or DWLR case occurs probably has more to do with how easy or tough it will be, than anything else. In that regard, Oakland County is generally the toughest of the 3 local counties, while Macomb and Wayne Counties are about equal in terms of being more \u201cunderstanding\u201d in suspended and revoked license cases.<\/p>\n

At some point, a person will stand before the Judge, and he or she will impose a sentence. Again, having the right lawyer will provide an huge advantage, because as the Judge looks up, before final sentence is imposed, and listens to why he or she should not stick someone in jail, or on difficult probation) or whatever other consequences are on the menu), what is and is not said at that moment will probably be amongst the most important things ever spoken on the person\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, and just as it is with DUI cases, success in a DWLS or DWLR case is best measured by what DOES NOT happen to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) and Driving While License Revoked (DWLR) are two different offenses covered under the very same state\u00a0law. Legally speaking, they carry the same potential punishment. Most (but not all) DWLS cases arise because of an unpaid Ticket somewhere in a person\u2019s past. Most (but not all) DWLR cases trace the underlying […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-revoked-and-suspended-driver-s-license"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6105"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8225,"href":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6105\/revisions\/8225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}