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Amy91674 · Jul 20, 2008, 03:29 PM

I need to know the statute of limitations on a DUI. I have a friend that got a DUI in 1968 in IL and has not been able to get their license where they live now in KY.

JudyKayTee · Jul 20, 2008, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Amy91674

I need to know the statute of limitations on a DUI. I have a friend that got a DUI in 1968 in IL and has not been able to get their lisence where they live now in KY.

Was she put on probation? Did she complete probation? Did she leave the State and there's a warrant out for her?

Has she contacted IL and asked why she hasn't been able to get a license since 1968 - 40 years?

The Statute of Limitation is the time during which you can be charged with a crime. This does not seem to be a statute question.

ScottGem · Jul 20, 2008, 06:02 PM

As Judy said, this is not an SOL issue. What your friend needs to do is contact the Kentucky DMV and ask why she is being denied a license and what she has to do get it.

Amy91674 · Jul 20, 2008, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

Was she put on probation? Did she complete probation? Did she leave the State and there's a warrant out for her?

Has she contacted IL and asked why she hasn't been able to get a license since 1968 - 40 years?

The Statute of Limitation is the time period during which you can be charged with a crime. This does not seem to be a statute question.

He left the state and never went back for the court date. Also at time he was driving with a class B license.

Amy91674 · Jul 20, 2008, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by ScottGem

As Judy said, this is not an SOL issue. What your friend needs to do is contact the Kentucky DMV and ask why she is being denied a license and what she has to do get it.

He did they told him it is because of the DUI he got in 1968 and that is all they told him. That is why I'm on here trying to help him.

JudyKayTee · Jul 21, 2008, 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by Amy91674

He left the state and never went back for the court date. Also at time he was driving with a class B license.

Then there is no Statute - he will not get a license in any State until he cleans up from the first violation. If he wants a license he must straighten out the original ticket.

In most States there would be a warrant out for his arrest.

JudyKayTee · Jul 21, 2008, 04:33 AM

Originally Posted by Amy91674

He did they told him it is because of the DUI he got in 1968 and that is all they told him. That is why I'm on here trying to help him.

He's the only one who can straighten this out and that's by addressing the original charge in the original Court.

ScottGem · Jul 21, 2008, 05:42 AM

That's what happens when you flee a criminal charge. Illinois and Kentucky DMVs obviously have some reciprocal arrangement. As long as there is an outstanding warrant in Illinois, he won't be able to get a license in any state (which would be most of them) that has such a reciprocal arrangement.

As Judy said, the only way he's going to clear this is to go back to Illinois and turn himself in. I would recommend getting an attorney to help him through this.

JudyKayTee · Jul 21, 2008, 05:45 AM

Originally Posted by ScottGem

That's what happens when you flee a a criminal charge. Illinois and Kentucky DMVs obviously have some reciprocal arrangement. As long as there is an outstanding warrant in Illinois, he won't be able to get a license in any state (which would be most of them) that has such a reciprocal arrangement.

As Judy said, the only way he's going to clear this is to go back to Illinois and turn himself in. I would recommend getting an attorney to help him through this.

I should have said that warrants don't expire - ever.