Driving While a License Is Suspended in Kansas City
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Having your license suspended for any length of time is more than a slight inconvenience or nuisance. When your license is suspended, you are prevented from taking reliable, cost-effective transportation to your work, home, or even the supermarket. If you should even take a short drive during your suspension, this could result in devastating consequences that deprive you of your rights even further. However, because suspensions can be allocated for even completely non-driving related offenses, such as forgetting to pay your taxes, many unfortunate individuals are unaware they even had a suspension in the first place.
To maneuver throughout these complex situations, get in touch with Steve Schanker, Attorney at Law, so that you can have a powerful driving while suspended lawyer in Kansas City.
Contact his office now at (816) 607-8860 for sound guidance following your driving suspension charge.
The Importance of Having a Skilled Attorney to Fight for Your Driving Privileges
People often assume that driving suspensions are given out for singular, extreme incidents such as driving under the influence or racing recklessly in a manner that causes a terrible accident. However, many drivers in Missouri do not know that simply having too many traffic tickets or an accumulation of points on their license, whether from parking ticket charges or other minor offenses, can also lead to a suspension. This is especially unfortunate because some drivers may not even be aware that their license has apparently been suspended because they didn’t know about the points accruing on their license. Even certain matters unrelated to traffic, like forgetting to pay for child support on time, can result in your license being suspended.
In these complicated issues, it is critical to have an attorney who can thoroughly investigate the contexts and circumstances, demonstrating the true situation to the court. It is even possible to obtain a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) when law enforcement has attached too many points to your record.
How a Driving While Suspended Charge Can Affect You
The penalties for this kind of charge are unexpectedly strict to many Missouri drivers, who are shocked to discover that even driving a short distance to the store a few blocks away can still incur extreme punishment.
Some of the serious consequences include:
- An additional year of suspension.
- Possible jail time for additional driving suspensions.
- Fees ranging from $500 to $2000.
- Paying for additional driving courses.
- Having an ignition interlock device placed in your car.
Dedicated Legal Advocacy in Complex Situations
If you happen to have already had a suspension on your driving record and are dutifully following the guidelines, it is important that you should seek legal counsel if you ever want to have your driving privileges restored. Many drivers assume that once they have served the extension of their time, their license will be automatically reinstated, but the Department of Revenue does not automatically do this. Thus, you might be driving around thinking that you have fulfilled all the legal requirements, only to be accused of driving on your still-suspended license. For dedicated attention in these difficult situations, reach out to our criminal defense attorney Steve Schanker.
Call your driving while suspended attorney in Kansas City today at (816) 607-8860 or contact him online to get set up with a detailed, complimentary consultation.
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Steve was helpful right off the bat! This was my first and only DWI. Steve explained the process and was there for me through the whole situation. Even when I had questions a year later I could call Steve and he would help me without hesitation. I'm very grateful for finding Steve and the extra's Steve has done for me! I highly recommend Mr. Shanker!- Mike RGladstone, MO -
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Great Lawyer! Really communicates well with you, and explains everything in great detail. He is the only lawyer that answered at 6:30 PM at night, and spoke to me over the phone for a long time as I explained my story and he explained the process. I would recommend him to anyone who is in this situation.
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Steve Schanker has helped my family so much and has been very reasonable in pricing as well! He has communicated every detail and has spoke to me about everything that was necessary and worked around my needs as well as my sons. You will not be disappointed if you use Steve to represent you.- Andrea C. -
"When your back is against the wall legally, call STEVE SCHANKER!!!!"
Steve Schanker ESQ, where do I begin? Having been raised by a prominent Trial Attorney and having several other family members as attorneys, as well as having attended Law School myself, however choosing management as my career instead of the law, I believe I have a great body of knowledge of how to determine a great lawyer. Steve has defended me in two different extremely challenging situations. The first time I met Steve was in an extremely stressful DUI situation. I had spoken with a number of attorneys about my situation and most did not want to take the case on. I had a BAC of .14 and was pulled over driving 102mph on highway 70. Steve told me it was not a wise decision, however he also said he could help me. End result was not losing my license, a few hours of community service, and a Suspended Imposition of Sentence (SIS) which equates to not being convicted. Incredible result that I probably did not deserve which effectively saved my career! The second time I hired Steve was an even better result. I had just purchased a new car, and stupidly decided to see what it could do. I was taken out of my car after driving near 100mph in a 60mph stretch of road again, stupid ...I know, I was cuffed on the side of the road thinking I had really screwed myself this time around. However, I then called Steve and gave him the laundry list of charges including evading a police officer, road rage, the speeding etc....5 charges in all. What did Steve accomplish in my defense you may ask? He had 3 of the 5 charges dismissed entirely and two reduced to defective muffler status. 0 points, 0 moving violations......INCREDIBLE! If you ever have a legal need in any area that Steve specializes in you would be wise to hire Steve. Simply put he gets results! I wrote earlier my life experience helps me determine greatness in Attorneys, however that word doesn't describe Steve as a lawyer correctly....Simply put..... he is the BEST at what he does. I can't thank you enough Steve! JP- John PLeawood, KS
