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 How
to get your License
Reinstated After a Judgment Suspension-
"06" Suspension (625 ILCS 5/7-303)
This suspension is a result of a civil judgment entered against
a driver involved in an accident that remains unsatisfied.
The suspension remains in effect until:
- the judgment debtor pays the judgment or settles;
- the judgement debtor files a petition for relief under
the federal bankruptcy code pursuant to Chapter 7; or
- an installment payment agreement has been reached between
the judgment debtor and judgment creditor. A breach of that
agreement will cause a re-suspension of the driving privileges.
In order to reinstate your license, you must do one of the following:
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Enter
into an Installment Agreement
You
may make an agreement with the plaintiff's attorney to
pay the judgment in installments. (If you do not know
the name of the plaintiff's attorney, you may call the
Illinois Secretary of State at (217) 782-3720.) If you
do not make all the payments on time, your license will
be re-suspended.
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a) |
Obtain a court order agreeing to pay the judgement in installments and submit this installment agreement order with a court stamp or seal to the Secretary of State's Office.
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b) |
Obtain
SR22
insurance from a private insurance agency. You must
maintain this insurance for three years without lapse
or cancellation.
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c) |
Pay a $70.00 reinstatement fee.
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Make
Full Payment
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a) |
Pay the
full amount of the judgment to the plaintiff's attorney
or the Clerk of the Circuit Court. After paying
the full amount, make sure you receive a court-certified,
file-stamped copy of a satisfaction
of judgment form.
Bring this form to the Illinois Secretary of State
(see address below); and
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b) |
Obtain
SR22
insurance from a private insurance agency. You must
maintain this insurance for three years without lapse
or cancellation.
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If you have
filed bankruptcy since the time of your automobile accident
and the other party (or parties) to the accident are named
on your bankruptcy petition:
You must present proof of bankruptcy to the Illinois
Secretary of State (see address below). The proof you
present must be file-stamped or bar-coded and include:
- your bankruptcy case number;
- the date the bankruptcy was filed; and
- the name of the other party to the accident on the
form itself.
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If
seven years have passed since the date the judgment was
entered against you, you must:
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Obtain a
court-certified or stamped copy of the court docket
sheet (halfsheet) from the Office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of the county in which the lawsuit
was filed. Bring this to the Illinois Secretary
of State (see address below); and
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b) |
Obtain
SR22
insurance from a private insurance agency. You must
maintain this insurance for three years without lapse
or cancellation.
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If
the judgment was entered against you in error, you must:
Obtain a court-certified or file-stamped copy of an
order showing that the judgment was removed from your
record. (This is often called a vacating or dismissal
order.) Bring this to the Illinois Secretary of State
(see address below).
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