Legal Question in Traffic Law in Virginia

Suspended License

My license was suspended in 1999 due to failure to report that my car had been repossesed. I no longer have the car, but I was told that I had to pay the uninsured motorist fee of $431.I have a son with a chronic illness and can't afford to pay the fee. I stay home with him because he is often ill. Last week I was pulled over driving a friends car. They failed to tell me that the tags were expired. I was pull over and given a ticket for driving with suspended license and driving with expired tags. This is my first driving offense. I would like to know the extent of trouble that I may be in. Will I ever be able to get my license. Or what may have happened in any similar cases. Please help!


Asked on 1/22/02, 3:13 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Suspended License

The charge of Driving While Suspended is a jailable offense in Virginia, and you should, therefore, have a lawyer to represent you in court. If you can't afford to hire one, the court

may be able to appoint one to represent you.

Before your case comes up for trial, if at all

possible, you'll want to be able to bring to court

evidence showing that your friends have taken care

of the expired tags and that you have the required insurance.

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Answered on 1/22/02, 6:21 pm


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