DUIDrivers Under 21
- the Secretary of State's office will revoke your driving privileges for a minimum of two years. A second DUI conviction will result in a license revocation for a minimum of five years or until you reach age 21, whichever is longer. A third DUI conviction, which is a Class 4 felony, will result in a minimum 10-year revocation. A fourth DUI conviction will result in a lifetime revocation. Your license also will be suspended for conviction of illegal transportation or possession of alcohol.
- the Secretary of State's office may issue you a restricted license after one year, but under no conditions will an RDP be issued until the age of 16. This license may be used between the hours of 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. or as otherwise provided. It is valid for one year. Then, you would be evaluated again by the Secretary of State's office.
- you may be fined up to $2,500 and given a jail sentence of up to one year.
- you may be directed to participate in a Youthful Intoxicated Driver's Visitation Program.
If you are under 21 and are arrested for any traffic violation and found to have a trace of alcohol in your system while operating a motor vehicle, your driving privileges will be suspended for three months. If you refuse to submit to testing, your driving privileges will be suspended for six months. If you are a second offender, your privileges will be suspended for 12 months if you fail or 24 months if you refuse to test. Your suspension begins on the 46th day from the notice date and will not be terminated until you pay the reinstatement fee and your record is updated. If you were suspended prior to age 18, you will be required to successfully complete a driver remedial education course to make your driving privileges valid again. In addition, you may be required to submit to a complete driver's license examination to be re-issued a driver's license. A traffic stop for Zero Tolerance can be upgraded to a DUI arrest depending on test results or a test refusal, at the discretion of the investigating officer.
Any person under the age of 21 that is convicted of illegal consumption, attempting to purchase or possession of alcohol, or accepting an alcoholic beverage as a gift, will lose their driving privileges for one year.
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hopefully it's helpful to you,also that article on top tagged
Illegal consumption is useful and it shows that had he been arrested for an "actual" DUI , the revokation would've been considerably longer for a first offense < 2 years > and for a second offense < 5 years > HOWEVER,down here it says the MAXIMUM suspension in your son's case is 1 year!so if they refuse to reinstate it after a year has passed,you might want to look into getting some legal help to make sure the cops didn't screw him over in their report.
Loss of Driving Privileges for Alcohol Violations by Minors
("Use/Lose Laws")
Type(s) of violation leading to driver's license suspension, revocation, or denial:
• underage purchase
• underage possession
• underage consumption
Use/lose penalties apply to minors under age 21
Authority to impose driver's license sanction: discretionary
Length of suspension/revocation:
minimum: 0 days
maximum: 365 days
I know it sounds INSANE to suspend your driver license for a reason that has absolutely NOTHING to do with driving but this is what we've come to in this country! good luck
