What is the penalty in PA for driving on a suspended license and being charged as a habitual offender if your license was suspended for speeding tickets and never for a DUI?

Answer 1

It's a class 4 felony. They seize your car. (Meaning they take it and keep it and never give it back) You will have 2500 in fines (at least), community service, and possible jail time. By the way, the value of your car in no way decreases your fines. Your car is just gone and that's it.

Answer 2

PENALTIES FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGES
ARE SUSPENDED OR REVOKEDNot Related to DUI or DAI

Under 75 Pa.C.S.A. 1543 (a) any person who drives a motor vehicle on a highway in Pennsylvania while operating privileges have been suspended, revoked, or cancelled; and before the operating privilege has been restored, is guilty of a summary offense and upon a 1st conviction will be sentenced to pay a fine of $200.

However, under 75 Pa.C.S.A. 6503 a mandatory fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both, will be imposed for a 2nd or subsequent offense for driving while operating privileges suspended or revoked,or racing on highways, fleeing or attempting to elude police, driving without lights to avoid identification or arrest, or filing false reports.

Significantly, any person convicted of a 6th or subsequent offense of driving while operating privileges suspended or revoked or canceled will be sentenced to a mandatory fine of not less than $1,000 and mandatory imprisonment of not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months.

Answer 3

Complete information concerning the penalties in New Jersey for driving while under a license suspension.

The consequences of driving on a suspended license are much more serious than just fines even on the first offense under certain circumstances.

New Jersey Statute Title 39:4-50 states:

First offense: Fine of $500.00. If the offense occurs during a time when the suspension was due to conviction for drunk driving or for refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test, the registrations of all passenger vehicles, motorcycles and non-commercial trucks the person owns or leases as well as the right to register other vehicles in the future are revoked for the period of the original suspension. The loss of registration privileges applies to all vehicles owned jointly with another person as well.

Second offense: Fine of $750.00, imprisonment in the county jail for at least one but not more than five days. If the second offense occurs within 5 years of a conviction on a similar offense, the person loses registration privileges as stated above. For this second offense, the original suspension does not have to be as a result of drunk driving or refusal to take a breathalyzer test.

Third and subsequent offense: Fine of $1,000.00, imprisonment in the county jail for 10 days. Again, if the third or subsequent violation occurs within five years of a conviction for the same offense, the violator loses his registration privileges as above.

In addition to the fine, the original license suspension period will be extended for up to six months.

Further, if the violator is involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury while driving on the suspended list, the court must impose a period of imprisonment of not less than 45 nor more than 180 days.

Enhanced penalties even for first offenses under certain circumstances:

1. If the suspension had been the result of a driver failing to carry mandatory motor vehicle liability insurance, then in addition to any above penalty that may apply, the person will be fined another $500.00, have his license suspended for an additional period of not less than one nor more than two years and may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days.

2. In addition to all the foregoing penalties that may apply, if the suspension is the result of drunk driving, failure to take a breathalyzer test or if the violator is an habitual offender (that is, he has had 3 license suspensions within a 3 year period), an additional fine of $500.00, suspension of license for an additional period of not less than one nor more than two years and be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than 10 nor more than 90 days.

3. In addition to all of the above penalties that may apply, the person shall have his license suspended for an additional period of not less than one nor more than two years, which period commences on the completion of any jail sentence, and fined $500.00 and be imprisoned for 60 to 90 days on a first offense; 120 to 150 days for a second offense and 180 days for a third or subsequent offense if he operates a motor vehicle while suspended for drunk driving, refusal to take a breathalyzer test or is an habitual offender while:

(a) on any school property used for school purposes which is owned by or leased to any elementary or secondary school or school board or within 1000 feet of such property;

(b) driving through a school crossing if the local municipality has designated it as a school crossing; or

(c) driving through a school crossing knowing juveniles are present even if the municipality has not officially designated the crossing as such

If the original suspension was due to failure to appear in court or failure to pay previously assessed fines, the maximum penalty is $100.00 as long as all payments are made.

If a person is convicted for a second or subsequent offense and such offense involves a moving violation for which "points" may be assessed, the terms of imprisonment shall be 10 days longer than the term imposed for the previous offense.

Answer 4

Jail time. This happened to a friend of mine about a year ago.

Answer 5

You will lose your license for longer, have to go to court and be fined or jailed. More than likely the judge will not send you to jail but you should get an attorney just to make sure.