A bit off topic, but figured in a forum full of degenerates I might have a shot at someone having experienced this same issue or at least know how one might deal with it.
I live in Maryland, obviously laws vary by state, but feel free to respond even if you know anything about how things work in other states.
Here's the story, they sent me a notice several months ago about suspending my license for accumulating too many points (just in the 8-11 threshold, not enough to revoke it), I mailed my driver's license in and thought no more about it since I didn't have a car to drive anyway and had no real need for it. Well, now I do, so I go to the MVA and they tell me they have no record of receiving my license, asked me if I had sent it via certified mail, well no I didn't send it via certified mail because the form that told me where to mail it said nothing about sending it via certified mail, then they told me that since it had been several months since I sent it in, they couldn't do anything about it, I would have to sign a certified letter stating that I did not have possession of my license and
the 30 day suspension would start today. I thought that was bullshit but I certainly didn't want to wait more than 30 days to get my license back, so I signed the stupid form.
Anyway, am I SOL here? Do I have to wait for the 30 day suspension to take place now that I actually need my license, even though I haven't driven for months? I know they say they have no record of me turning in my license, but they also have no record of me getting pulled over for speeding which was the reason for my suspension in the first place, and given my history that's a pretty damn good indication that I haven't been driving if you ask me.
Any thoughts are appreciated,
Thanks
I live in Maryland, obviously laws vary by state, but feel free to respond even if you know anything about how things work in other states.
Here's the story, they sent me a notice several months ago about suspending my license for accumulating too many points (just in the 8-11 threshold, not enough to revoke it), I mailed my driver's license in and thought no more about it since I didn't have a car to drive anyway and had no real need for it. Well, now I do, so I go to the MVA and they tell me they have no record of receiving my license, asked me if I had sent it via certified mail, well no I didn't send it via certified mail because the form that told me where to mail it said nothing about sending it via certified mail, then they told me that since it had been several months since I sent it in, they couldn't do anything about it, I would have to sign a certified letter stating that I did not have possession of my license and
the 30 day suspension would start today. I thought that was bullshit but I certainly didn't want to wait more than 30 days to get my license back, so I signed the stupid form.
Anyway, am I SOL here? Do I have to wait for the 30 day suspension to take place now that I actually need my license, even though I haven't driven for months? I know they say they have no record of me turning in my license, but they also have no record of me getting pulled over for speeding which was the reason for my suspension in the first place, and given my history that's a pretty damn good indication that I haven't been driving if you ask me.
Any thoughts are appreciated,
Thanks