I’m having major problems getting my license reinstated because of my DUI?
Brown Eyed Girl asked:
I was convicted of DUI on June 4, 2008 in Alabama. My license was suspended for 3 months and should have been reinstated on September 4, 2008. But- I had a Florida driver’s license when I got the DUI, therefore, when I went to reinstate my license, they told me that I had to wait 3 more months because in Florida your license is suspended for 6 months for DUI for first offense. So, I had to abide by Florida DUI laws. In October I moved to Florida to be with my terminally ill father. I went to get a hardship license there and they would not accept my out-of-state papers to prove that I have taken the required DUI course that I took in Alabama, which is the only thing they needed. After that I couldn’t get a job, couldn’t drive. When my dad was put on a transplant list I moved back to Alabama, which is where I am now. They won’t even give me an state ID because all I have is a social security card and my birth certificate.
I was convicted of DUI on June 4, 2008 in Alabama. My license was suspended for 3 months and should have been reinstated on September 4, 2008. But- I had a Florida driver’s license when I got the DUI, therefore, when I went to reinstate my license, they told me that I had to wait 3 more months because in Florida your license is suspended for 6 months for DUI for first offense. So, I had to abide by Florida DUI laws. In October I moved to Florida to be with my terminally ill father. I went to get a hardship license there and they would not accept my out-of-state papers to prove that I have taken the required DUI course that I took in Alabama, which is the only thing they needed. After that I couldn’t get a job, couldn’t drive. When my dad was put on a transplant list I moved back to Alabama, which is where I am now. They won’t even give me an state ID because all I have is a social security card and my birth certificate.
While I was at the Alabama Driver’s Division, I talked to a lady about reinstating my license. She told me that I would probably have to go to Florida, take my 2 day DUI course again. I can’t afford to do that.
I don’t understand what’s going on and seems like no one else knows either. Has anyone been through this?
You have two options: apply for an Alabama hardship license, or go to Florida and take the DUI course.
I’m in California, so laws are very different.I have found that if you are not a resident of California, you can take on-line DUI courses approved by California to be administered in other states for offenders caught in CA and reported to the driver’s home state. Give www floridasafety.org a try. Or just Google both Alabama and Florida laws and determine if there is reciprocity. If they are reporting offenses to each other, then they should have corrective avenues between them as well. Finding a literate and sincere worker at the DMV may be another issue with which you will have to contend. DMV employees are often clueless when it comes to legal issues; particularly recent ones.You may have to do a bit of reading. Good Luck