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48 WAYS TO LOSE YOUR LICENSE

According to the BMV, there are 48 ways to lose your license. It doesn't seem like such a relatively simple area of the law should be so complex, but it is. Providing a full description of each suspension here would be futile since it would be unlikely to be read, even by other lawyers. Telephone consultation is perhaps the best way to get advice specific to your suspension.

There are a few important principles which should be kept in mind. First, appeal times are frequently very short. Drivers who want to appeal a license suspension should act promptly. Cases can be lost simply because an appeal deadline is missed. These cases are often highly technical. Simply thinking that an appeal based upon sympathy or need will carry the day is often a mistake, especially in BMV suspensions. Most lawyers are unsure how to proceed in many of these cases. Representing yourself is often a formula for losing your lic