Ticketed for a Moving Violation in the Chicago area?
Tickets come in all shapes and sizes. Some are not all that serious like failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, while others are significant felonies punishable by more than a year in jail such as Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding. Even if your ticket is not one of the more serious types, almost any...
Read MoreYour Quick Guide to Driving Under the Influence
Will I go to jail for a DUI? Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, also known as DUI, is a serious crime that is usually punishable by up to a year in jail. Sometimes, depending on the circumstances, it can even be charged as an Aggravated DUI felony, which is a crime punishable...
Read MoreThe Illinois Assault Weapon Ban
In July 2022, at an annual Independence Day parade in the Chicago suburban town of Highland Park, Illinois, seven lives were senselessly lost and many more injured when a lone shooter opened fire on the parade onlookers with an AR-15 assault rifle. This mass shooting shook the community and catapulted Illinois lawmakers to create what...
Read MoreWhat is SR-22 and Why Do I Need it to Keep my Driver’s License?
You have received a notice from the Illinois Secretary of State stating that you must file SR-22 within 90 days. You may ask yourself, why am I getting this letter? What is SR-22? How do I get that? What do I do now? We will try and answer some of these questions for you. SR-22...
Read MoreWhat is Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer in Chicago?
What might happen if you don’t stop when the police try to pull you over? In Illinois, if a driver or operator of a vehicle fails to obey a police officer’s signal to stop it could lead to an arrest and increasingly serious criminal charges if certain conditions are met. Fleeing or attempting to elude...
Read MoreAre There Still Cash Bail Bonds in Chicago?
The short answer is no. The necessity of posting cash money to bail someone out no longer exists in Chicago or anywhere else in Illinois. This is the result of the SAFE-T Act, which is an acronym for The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act. It has caused a major shift in criminal law within...
Read MoreCan Police Interrogate Children Without a Lawyer Present?
Illinois Senate Bill 3321 was recently introduced in order to expand the protection of minors’ rights while in police custody. Senator Robert Peters introduced a bill, with support from Governor Pritzker, that would expand the protections afforded to minors during in-custody interrogations. The newly introduced bill builds upon prior laws which required that a lawyer...
Read MoreWhat’s a Court Purposes Driving Abstract?
My attorney is asking me for a copy of my Court Purposes Driver’s Abstract. What is it, and why are they asking me for it? A Court Purposes Driver's Abstract (also called an “Affected” Abstract) is an official certified document that’s issued by the Illinois Secretary of State showing an individual’s complete driving history. An...
Read MoreSuspended License Lawyers Near You - Sexner & Associates LLC
Driving on a suspended or revoked license is a serious crime that is generally punishable by up to a year in jail. Sometimes, depending on why your license was taken away in the first place, it can even be a felony, which is a crime punishable by more than a year in jail. But just...
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