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    Colorado Suspended Driver’s License and Revoked Licenses

    In Colorado, the Department of Revenue Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) enforces all Colorado driver’s license suspensions and revocations.
    Your Colorado driver’s license may be temporarily suspended or revoked entirely for a variety of reasons. The most common calls for forfeiture are the following:

    • Conviction of Driving Under the Influence
    • Refusing breathalyzer
    • Refusing blood work
    • Conviction of hit and run or leaving the scene
    • Habitual traffic offender
    • Unpaid traffic tickets
    • Outstanding warrants
    • Unpaid court ordered child support
    • No proof of auto insurance

    Colorado revised statutes 42-2-125 and 42-2-126 determine what traffic and criminal charges are subject to mandatory or administrative revocation.   The mandatory revocation statute addresses all of the violations and penalties except alcohol and drug related violations. The administrative revocation statute addresses blood alcohol content, refusal and consequences of DUI and DUID. Understanding the complex implications requires a knowledgeable, experience DMV hearing attorney.

    Philip M. Smith
    Denver Criminal Defense Attorney
    303-333-8900

    It is unlawful to drive on a suspended or revoked license. A restricted license, also known as a red license, may be issued when one’s adult driver’s license is suspended for getting too many points.  In Colorado, twelve traffic violation points in a year or 18 in 18 months will trigger the license suspension.  Upon receiving notice from DMV by first class mail, one must request a hearing.  Many people forget to update their address with DMV when they move.  This causes the suspension to go into effect without the driver knowing about it.  To ensure you receive the hearing notice you must update your address information immediately. To get a red license, the driver must convince the Hearing Officer that they are not a threat to the public and that there is a real need for being able to drive.  The license restrictions usually limit driving to work, school, grocery store, doctors, and the necessities of life.

    As inconvenient as it is to lose your license, the inconvenience of spending jail time and fines is greater. It is a misdemeanor to drive while driver under suspension or driving under revoked.   Driving under revocation may be charged as a habitual offender and will face stronger penalties and fines.

    Colorado Traffic Violations And Points

    Traffic Offense Points Traffic Offense Points
    Driving under the influence - DUI 12 Driving while impaired - DWAI 8
    Leaving the scene aka Hit and Run 12 Speed racing 12
    Eluding or Evading police 12 Reckless driving 8
    Careless Driving 4 Failure to yield 3
    Speeding 5-9mph 1 Speeding 10-19 4
    Speeding 20-39mph 6 Speeding 40mph 12
    No Proof of Insurance (NPI) 4 Improper passing 4

    A Colorado driver’s license is suspended based on accumulated traffic violations and points. Each type of violation comes with a set number of points. Too many points accrued within 12 or 18 months will result in your driver’s license suspended. Traffic tickets remain on your driving record forever.

    Colorado Point limits
    Adult Driver (21 and Older)
    • 12 points in any 12 consecutive months
    • 18 points in any 24 consecutive months
    Minor Drivers
    • 9 points in any 12 consecutive months
    • 12 points in any 24 consecutive months
    • 14 or more points between the ages of 18-21
    Under The Age Of 18
    • 6 points in any 12 consecutive months
    • 7 points prior to turning 18

    If you are facing a driver’s license suspension or revocation in Colorado, call Philip M. Smith, Denver’s Traffic Attorney before talking to police or the DMV Hearing Officer.

    Phil Smith is dedicated to your defense and has over 37 years practicing criminal justice as a former district attorney and former judge and private criminal defense lawyer in the Denver metro area. I offer a free consultation to discuss resolving your license suspension or revocation and upcoming Department of Motor Vehicle hearing. Call for your free confidential consultation. 303-333-8900.

    Colorado Revised Statutes

    42-2-125 Mandatory revocation of license and permit

    42-2-126. Revocation of license based on administrative determination

    If you need a criminal defense lawyer for your Traffic Offense, or if you have questions about criminal charges, I encourage you to contact me, Philip M. Smith, Denver Criminal Defense Lawyer, 303-333-8900 today for a free and confidential initial consultation.

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      • Domestic Violence Defense
      • Drugs
      • Expunge Juvenile Criminal Records
      • Forgery
      • Fraud
      • Fraud by Check
      • Furthering
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      • Identity Theft
      • Illegal Search and Seizure
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      • Indecent Exposure
      • Internet Crimes
      • Internet Exploitation of a Child
      • Internet Luring of a Child
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      • Menacing
      • Miranda Rights
      • Municipal Ordinance Violations
      • Offense Classification
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      • Probation Violations
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      • Reinstatement
      • Robbery / Aggravated Robbery
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      • Sex Offender Registration
      • Sexting
      • Sexual Assault Attorney Denver, Colorado
      • Sexual Assault on a Child (SAOC)
      • Shoplifting
      • Solicitation
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      • Theft
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