Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Chicago DUI lawyer doesn't think an arrest warrant should automatically suspend your driver's license


This Chicago DUI lawyer has posted here and here about erroneous convictions entered on driving records. Now comes news of pending legislation to suspend your driver's license for an arrest warrant, regardless of the nature of the arrest warrant.

HB6140

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the driver's license of a person with one or more outstanding arrest warrants shall be suspended by the Secretary of State at all times while the arrest warrant or warrants are outstanding. Provides that the Secretary of State may cross-reference any of its databases with the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) to determine whether drivers have outstanding warrants.

First we let them make mistakes by entering convictions in cases against people where the charges were dismissed, now we trust them with entering suspensions in any case where a warrant was issued? Here's a reminder of the high error rate with warrants. They are indeed issued frequently in error for people with similar birth dates, names, and physical descriptions.

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