Driving under restraint [hereinafter DUR], due to a non-alcohol related revocation, is a serious charge with serious consequences. A typical case involves an allegation that a person drove a motor vehicle with the knowledge that such person's license or privilege to drive was under restraint, denial, revocation, or suspension. Unless the situation involved an "emergency", a conviction involves mandatory jail time of five days to six months and may also involve a fine of fifty to five hundred dollars, in addition to court costs.

Once the Division of Motor Vehicles receives notice of a conviction for DUR, they will further impose an additional one year revocation of a person's driving privilege. This additional year is calculated from the date the person would have been eligible to receive his/her license back, before the alleged violation.

Penalties are even more severe for a subsequent conviction within five years of the first conviction. These penalties are increased to a mandatory jail sentence of 30 days to one year and a fine of five hundred to one thousand dollars. Furthermore, these penalties are compounded by an additional three-year period of revocation.

Driving under restraint, due to an alcohol related revocation, is also a very serious charge with serious consequences. If a person's driving privilege is revoked due to an alcohol related driving revocation, he/she will face a minimum of 30 days mandatory jail time, up to one year, fines of five hundred to one thousand dollars, court costs, and an additional one year of revocation. Upon a second or subsequent conviction within five years of the first conviction, these penalties increase to a minimum mandatory jail term of ninety days to two years, fines of five hundred to three thousand dollars, court costs, and an additional four-year period of revocation.

When you are facing a driving under restraint/revocation charge, you need a professional, proactive, and experienced traffic defense lawyer on your side. The Law Office of Monte J. Robbins, Esq. can provide you with the experience and knowledge that is critical in defending against these types of charges.

If you have been charged anywhere in Colorado with driving under restraint/revocation, we can help. Contact us immediately at 303-355-5148 or toll-free at 1-888-DUI-COLO (1-888-384-2656) to discuss your options.