Will I lose my commercial drivers license (CDL) if I get a DWI DUI?
If you have a CDL and you are arrested and charged with a DWI/DUI in Minnesota, your CDL will be revoked. The length of that revocation depends on what your history looks like.
If it is your first DWI/DUI and you are a CDL holder at the time of the offense, your CDL will be revoked for a 1 year period. On top of that, depending on the insurance company they use, some companies will not be able to hire you for longer than a year. If it is your second DWI/DUI and you were a CDL holder at the time of your first offense and your second offense, it is a lifetime loss of your CDL.
If you are charged with a DWI and you hold a CDL, your livelihood is at stake. You only have a limited amount of time to challenge your license revocation.
If you don’t challenge it in time, you will be stuck with the revocation no matter what happens in the criminal case. The attorneys at Gerald Miller, P.A. have a lot of experience working with these types of cases. Call us today and set up your free consultation.
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