Driver’s license suspension

Some Minnesota crimes will threaten your Minnesota driving privileges. It is important to know what you are admitting to and pleading guilty to   Sometimes police officers will seize and forfeit property that is related to a criminal act that someone is being charged with under Minnesota criminal law. Uf the police and the prosecutor can prove that the property is related to the crime, or the unlawful gains of criminal activity, the government will take the property away. The most common types of property seized by the government are cash, real estate, vehicles and firearms. If you are facing a driver’s license suspension, you need to hire an aggressive attorney that knows the criminal laws and the forfeiture laws to represent you.

Minnesota criminal defense Attorney John Scott can represent you in your license suspension case. License suspension cases are actually civil cases, and it is up to you to hire an attorney to start the civil case within the amount of time required by statute. Usually the Minnesota Department of Public Safety or the police officers will serve a Notice of Suspension, and that begins the amount of time that you have start the challenge to your suspension. Common reasons Minnesota drover’s license are suspended include:

• DUI / Driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances
• Failing to provide proof of insurance
• Driving without a valid driver’s license
• Too many speeding tickets
• Driving a vehicle with illegal drugs in the car
  

It is important to hire a criminal defense attorney for every forfeiture case. If you have loaned your vehicle to someone that is arrested for possessing controlled substances while in your car, your car is subject to forfeiture. If you have loaned that person your car on a long term basis and that person is always driving it, the fact that you are on the title will not save the car from forfeiture.

Act before it is too late.

If your license is suspended, you need an aggressive Minnesota criminal to represent and advise you. It is your obligation to act within the time required by the law. Call Attorney John Scott for a FREE consultation about your license suspension today.