Aid and Abet Driving while Impaired, and Aid and Abet Driving while License Revoked

Often law enforcement will charge someone with Aid and Abet of DWI even when they were not driving or sometimes not even in the car with the driver, or the car’s owner. This means that the person who is driving or operating the car is charged with Driving While Impaired and the owner of the car, the person who gave the driver the keys, or knowingly helped the driver get behind the wheel is charged. A North Carolina Court of Appeals case set out what the punishment as follows: “A party who aids and abets another in driving while impaired is guilty...

29 February

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I received a letter from DMV that says my license is or will be suspended or revoked what do I do?

Posted by Chris Proffitt

in Traffic Violations

These dreaded letters come when a number of things might have occurred, here are a few: You have refused to take a chemical breath analysis when charged with a DWI If this is so, YOU MUST request a hearing within 10 days of the post mark on the letter and call a lawyer immediately. You have failed to pay a traffic ticket – maybe you went to court and even pled guilty or responsible to a certain traffic offense but forgot to pay it? Pay it and get your license reinstated by the date on the letter to avoid revocation or suspension. You did...

29 February

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What is a Willful Refusal and Why is North Carolina DMV Taking My License?

Posted by Chris Proffitt

in Traffic Violations

If you have been charged with Driving While Impaired in North Carolina or even if a law enforcement officer suspects you of Driving While Impaired (or DWI) you may be required to submit and/or provide either a breath or blood sample for the state to test. Many people say, “that’s not fair” or “this is wrong” and there is some merit to those statements and those reactions. But the way the system is created in this State, is that there is a separation between your criminal charges and the civil action that the DMV can commence against you by taking your...

22 January

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The Unpaid Traffic Ticket & Driving While License Revoked

Posted by Chris Proffitt

in Traffic Violations

Many individuals in this state and others face a misdemeanor offense of Driving While License Revoked (DWLR). Many client’s do not understand why they received this charge when they were stopped for a routine traffic violation or at a driver’s license check point. “Why is my driver’s license suspended?” is a question we are often asked after a client has received a DWLR. It is a very good question. North Carolina may suspend your driving license for numerous reasons but the most common are because of unpaid or unresolved traffic citations/tickets and failure to appear on a court date. Many lawyers...