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License Suspensions

It is not even possible to list all of the possible ways that a person can end up with a suspended license in the State of Indiana. A person can end up with a license suspension for criminal matters both Felony and Misdemeanor, for infractions (tickets); and even as the result of a law suit! In fact, those suspensions can be ordered by a Court, or by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles or BMV. Below is a sample of common types of license suspension, but remember, there are many more.

Operating While Suspended or OWS

  • The driver would be suspended for a minimum of 90 days whether it was charged as a crime or as an infraction
  • The Court would NOT always notify you of such a suspension. But rest assured, the BMV will.

Leaving the Scene of an Accident or Failure to Stop at an Accident

  • For most offenses under the Leaving the Scene of an Accident Law, the driver would be suspended for a minimum of 90 days.
  • The Court would NOT always notify you of such a suspension.

Possession of Marijuana

  • Generally, if a vehicle was involved at all, the driver would receive a 180 days drivers license suspension.
  • This law does not require that the person actually was using or intended to use the Marijuana.

Failure to pay a Judgment for an accident

  • If you are sued for an accident and lose, and if you fail to pay the judgment against you, the person who has a judgment against you can ask the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) to suspend your license.
  • That suspension will remain in place until the debt is paid or until other arrangements, agreeable to the person suing you, are made.

Non-Payment of Child Support

  • Failure to provide proof of Insurance
  • Operating While Intoxicated or OWI/DUI/DWI
    • The minimum license suspension is 90 days with possible suspension up to 2 years.
    • The driver is not always able to get a license to drive to work.

A properly trained attorney can help you obtain a temporary license after such a suspension. And even more importantly, a properly trained attorney can help you avoid such a suspension in the first place. That, of course, is the best and least expensive way to maintain your license.