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Have you recently been arrested in Wisconsin, Indiana, or any other state for your first DUI offense?
There is no application fee to have an informal hearing – but there are absolute requirements that are mandated in order to be allowed into the informal hearing:
First, in order to be allowed into the informal hearing when petitioning for either full reinstatement or for a restricted driving permit, you must have attended and completed an Alcohol and Drug Evaluation by a licensed Illinois evaluator. All treatment recommendations must be completed by yourself, and you need to bring proof with you of the treatment when you have your hearing. At the license reinstatement law firm of John W Callahan, Ltd., we make knowing what treatment to obtain AND what documents to submit at the informal hearing streamlined and simple – we manage guiding you through the process and ease your stress and concerns throughout.
Second,the important part is not to just bring your proper treatment documents with you to the informal hearing officer, but you must be prepared for your hearing so that you know what questions you will be asked and what answers to give to the hearing officer. Our license reinstatement law firm will create a worksheet between 14-18 pages with every single question you will be asked and every answer that you will give at your hearing. It is crucial that you memorize this worksheet to be granted full reinstatement or even a restricted driving permit after a DUI conviction revocation. We are there with you throughout this hearing and help to keep you calm when at the informal hearing.
Third, we wait after the informal hearing for your results – this typically takes about 45-90 days from the date of your hearing. At the license reinstatement law firm of John W Callahan, Ltd. we help to guide you with the final steps of reinstatement and / or when you have been granted, a restricted driving permit to make sure you get up and drive legally and quickly!
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REMOTE Hearings
Do you live outside of Illinois? Do you live in Illinois but not close to an informal hearing officer location? We are now able to coordinate the entire reinstatement process using remote Microsoft TEAMS hearings. This means that we can submit your documents digitally and remotely to the informal hearing office and even schedule your hearing in advance with the informal hearing officer so that the entire informal hearing process can be done from the comfort of your own home.
If you are revoked for a DUI conviction and you need to have an informal administrative hearing with the Secretary of State. Or if you have been arrested in Indiana or Wisconsin or any other state for your first DUI arrest and you think you might need to have an informal hearing, please feel free to contact the license reinstatement law firm of John W Calahan, Ltd to help guide you through the reinstatement process.