Ok when I was 15 years old I got a DWI yes I know I was stupid but I went to court and the judge sentenced me to 1 year probation,comm.service and angermanagment classes and heres the big one he said i could not get my license until I was 21, well I done everything I was told to do. Well I am now 20 and 5 months away from my 21st birthday and I have a 3 year old child and I am also married and it is sooo hard for me not to have my license and I just know there is a way to get them since I have a child and my husband works and theres no way for me to take my child to the doc. or anything like that and i know its 5 months away but i cant wait. So if anyone knows what I can do I really do appreciate it and please no smart comments I will report you. Thanks
2006-11-18 22:59:42 · 7 answers · asked by warlick19 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No ive never been charged for anything after that, i live in north carolina. I also live in a different county now.
2006-11-18 23:11:57 · update #1
A DWI is Driving While Impaired
2006-11-18 23:12:55 · update #2
I did talk to one lawyer but he said for me to get my papers from the court but where do i get that at i mean where do i go or who do i talk to, he also said to go to the DMV and get my driving record but how can i do that if ive never had my license or my permit? So i thought maybe i could wait it out but i cant. So who do i talk to to get my papers from my case?
2006-11-18 23:32:13 · update #3
Friend_to_all : I had my child at 17, I dident have a child and get married because of this it wasent even on my mind then, if it was on my mind I would have done something a loooong time ago.Things happen and its just getting to hard for me cause he is 3 now but thank u for your answer.
2006-11-19 00:37:37 · update #4
You would need to return to court and revisit the judgment, which seems to have been rather harsh. If you live in a different state/jurisdiction now, you could approach the DMV directly. Indeed, you might inquire of the DMV whether the order made was legal when made, and is legal now. Judges cannot invent driving bans: they have to find them in the law to apply.
But we don't know where you live, do we, so I can't do your research for you. Furthermore, revision of judgments and orders in juvenile cases us jurisdiction-specific, but generally liberal. Expungement or amendment of such a long-term order is not unlikely. It would be best to do this through a lawyer or, failing that, a charity. There are procedural technicalities you could find frustrating; also it's a bad idea to plead your own case if you're dealing with a court and not the DMV.
Whatever you do, don't drive unlicensed (or in your state of conviction without permission from the DMV while licensed elsewhere). To do so is to drive uninsured, which is a further offense. And potentially a tragedy.
2006-11-18 23:08:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hire a lawyer to go back to the same court that handed that sentence down.
What you want is something like a "petition to modify sentence".
Since you can pretty much present all the information on paper, they might be able to get it in front of the judge this next week and have a decision in your favor pretty quick.
If it's going to take a while, the expense probably isn't worth it to you.
2006-11-19 07:39:27 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this happened when your 15. I dont think they are going to show any slack cuz you decided to have kids and get married AFTER the trial. So they might think that you are doing this so you can get you licence, which i dont think your that low. If they let you have your licence then others will try to do that and then court is trapped in a corner. I'm sorry your in this situation, but for every action there is a reaction! Let me know how it goes though! Tell the husband and the child hi! Best of Wishes and God Bless!
2006-11-19 08:21:28 · answer #3 · answered by Kat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it has been five years since the conviction you can file a motion to have that charged expunged. That is if you haven't gotten any other misdemeanor convictions in that five year period.
Then it will be as though the conviction never occurred. Then you should be able to get your license.
However, you should know that it may take several months before your motion is put on the docket to be heard.
My advice would be to speak to an attorney in your area. It shouldn't cost that much for something simple like this.
2006-11-19 07:05:03 · answer #4 · answered by bartmcqueary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could petition for leniency and get the licence now, without having to wait for 5 months, just set out the facts as you have in your question above: good chance that you would get the licence now. Good luck!
2006-11-19 07:10:32 · answer #5 · answered by swanjarvi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I SURGEST YOU SPEAK TO A LAWER YOUR SITUATION IS UNDERSTANDABLE YOU HAVE A GOOD REASON TO HAVE YOUR LICENSE IF THIS DOESNT WORK JUST SIT TIGHT ITS NOT MUCH LONGER CAN YOU TEL ME WHAT A DWI IS?
2006-11-19 07:11:50 · answer #6 · answered by ashleighaumann 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you say anger management......were you abusive. you are too jumpy to report people and thus your behaviour still is in need of correction.
2006-11-19 07:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋