Section 2530.600  Reinstatement Procedures

Any person whose privileges have been suspended pursuant to Subpart B of this Part (Summary Revocation/Suspension) may have his/her privileges reinstated in one of the following manners:

a)         through successful completion of the period of suspension;

b)         as a final determination of a hearing conducted as a result of the person's timely appeal of his/her suspension; or

c)         through a written order issued by the Department in accordance with Subpart C of this Part, as outlined in this subsection:

1)         Any person who returns to court to change his/her plea on charges after a period of suspension has been imposed must file, within 34 days after the court action, a petition with the Department accompanied by a $50 filing fee to request that his/her privileges be reinstated.  The Department shall set a hearing date pursuant to the provisions of Subpart C:  Hearings of Contested Cases.  The burden of proof to justify reinstatement shall be upon the applicant.  During the hearing, consideration shall be given to the factors listed in Section 2530.420(f).

2)         The mere fact that certain charges were reopened and modified to a lesser class of offense, or reopened and dismissed, shall not be grounds for modification of point totals or automatic reinstatement of privileges.

3)         Once a person's privileges have been reinstated, the Department shall process that information within a reasonable time frame, but in no event shall the processing take longer than a period of 10 working days.

(Source:  Added at 32 Ill. Reg. 17481, effective October 24, 2008)