How to Lose Your License in Georgia

In Georgia, you can lose your license in three different ways:  cancellation, revocation, and suspension. Cancellation of your license can occur if you do not give the required information or correct information needed in your license application or if you are ineligible for a license for some other reason. Once you satisfy the requirements, you may reapply for a license. A revocation means that your driving privileges are terminated for a specified time period. When the time period ends, you may apply for a license against once you satisfy all necessary requirements. A suspension is a temporary withdrawal of your driving privileges for a specified time period, after which you may apply for a license after satisfying all requirements.

The Georgia Department of Driver Services suspends licenses on a mandatory basis for the following convictions in Georgia or in any other state:

• Vehicular homicide
• Driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol, including prescription drugs, over the counter drugs, and illegal street drugs
• A felony in which a motor vehicle was used
• Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in a motor vehicle
• Hit and run or leaving the scene of an accident
• Racing
• Refusing to take a chemical test for a DUI
• Driving with a suspended, revoked, or canceled registration
• Driving without insurance
• Driving with a suspended, revoked, or canceled license
• Failing to appear in court or failing to respond to a citation may result in a suspension
• Possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale, or transfer of a controlled substance or marijuana
• If you accumulate 15 points within 24 months under the points system, including violations committed in another state

Talk to a Roswell Criminal Defense Attorney

If you are facing a potential license suspension connected with a DUI, hit and run, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, driving with a suspended or revoked license, or vehicular felony, it is crucial that you discuss your case with a  Roswell criminal defense attorney at The Sherman Law Group. You may be able to greatly increase your chances of a favorable outcome through the experienced legal representation you will find at the firm. The attorneys at the firm have almost 40 years of combined legal experience in effectively defending individuals of these types of charges in Roswell and in the surrounding Georgia communities.