What does cancelled inimical to public safety (IPS) on my driver license mean?
Your license will be cancelled as inimical to public safety if you have 3 or more DWI/DUI’s in a 10 year period, or if you have 3 prior DWI/DUI’s in your lifetime and you get a new DWI/DUI.
When you are cancelled as inimical to public safety, there are some additional hoops that you need to jump through in order to get your license back.
First, you will be required to be on ignition interlock for the entire cancellation period in order to get your license back. This means that if your license is cancelled for 3 years, you need to be on interlock for 3 years in order to get it back without the use of interlock.
For example: Your license is cancelled for 3 years. You wait for 3 years from the date of cancellation to try to get it back. At this point, you will still have to get on interlock and stay on it for 3 years in order to get it back fully, with no interlock. This means that you would have essentially turned your 3 year cancellation into a 6 year cancellation.
On top of that, the first year of the cancellation is on a limited license, meaning that you are only able to drive with interlock and for work purposes. After the first year, you just need to be on interlock and will have no time restrictions.
Finally, prior to being allowed to drive with the interlock device, you will need to complete a chemical health assessment and provide proof of the assessment to the department of public safety, along with proof that you are working on (and eventually that you have completed) the recommendations of the assessment.
If your license is being cancelled, call the experienced attorneys at Gerald Miller, P.A. to set up a free consultation and learn how to get back on the road faster.
