What is a Monitoring Device Driving Permit?

I have been representing clients charged with DUI in Illinois, around the Schaumburg and Chicago areas for over 17 years. If your license has been suspended for a DUI, you should consider obtaining a Monitoring Device Driving Permit.
  
 A first-time DUI offender may obtain a Monitoring Device Driving Permit (MDDP) from the Secretary of State to allow unlimited driving during the statutory summary suspension. A first-time offender is a driver who has not received of a previous statutory summary suspension in the past five years, been convicted of DUI or assigned court supervision for DUI in Illinois, or been convicted of DUI in another state within 5 years. An offender must have a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID) installed and maintained on any vehicle driven during the suspension period. An offender may drive anywhere at any time once the permit is issued and the BAIID installed. However, an MDDP is not effective until the 31st day of the suspension.
  
 An offender is ineligible for an MDDP if the driver's license is otherwise invalid or if death or great bodily harm resulted from the DUI arrest. An offender is ineligible for an MDDP if previously convicted of Reckless Homicide or Aggravated DUI that resulted in a death. A driver under age 18 is not eligible for an MDDP. I can't even get you a reinstatement hearing if you are suspended and not revoked.
  
 To learn more information about obtaining a Monitoring Device Driving Permit after receiving your first DUI, contact our office to speak with an experienced defense attorney. 
 
 – Posted by license reinstatement lawyer John W. Callahan