Why it's important to act fast
Currently I am having a fight with the Secretary of States office over how long it takes for them to take action on suspensions after the court orders the suspension thrown out. They claim it only takes a short time which is a lie.
Generally, the Secretary of State has taken 5 days to three weeks to act. We can speed that up by using Fed-Ex to get the certified court orders to our courier in Springfield who will walk the orders into the appropriate office at the Secretary of States office. But, should we have to do that?
The reason it is so important to act fast in DUI cases is that the suspension will start 46 days after the DUI stop (in most cases). The police officer will set the court date on about that date (15 to 60 days, generally). This means that when you get to court the suspension may have already started, or will start shortly. What we need to do is reset the date earlier, so that if we can convince the court to throw out the suspension, the Secretary of State will act before the suspension is scheduled to start, so that you are never suspended.
Ray Flavin
