Side Bar - The Perils Of Driving With A Suspended Or Revoked License

If you are stopped while driving with a suspended or revoked license, you are likely to be arrested. The state usually has to show that your license or privilege to drive was revoked or suspended on the occasion in question, and that you were driving a motor vehicle on a public highway at the time of the offense.

At a minimum, the offense is usually a serious misdemeanor that carries with it a stiff fine and possibly some time in the local jail. Some states consider the crime a felony that lands the offender in state prison or with a significant amount of community service to work off, particularly if the suspensions or revocation was based upon a DUI.