The licence case
Licence suspension after a DUI arrest in Illinois
The licence proceeding has its own deadlines. Check the applicable notice or order, not just the criminal court date.
Hearing-request deadline in Illinois: A written request for a judicial hearing may be made within 90 days after service of the statutory summary suspension or revocation notice under 625 ILCS 5/11-501.1.
625 ILCS 5/2-118.1 (opens in a new tab)The notice identifies your proceeding. Conditions below.
The window
- Deadline to request a hearing
- A written request for a judicial hearing may be made within 90 days after service of the statutory summary suspension or revocation notice under 625 ILCS 5/11-501.1.
- This is the circuit-court procedure under § 2-118.1(b), not a general deadline for all Illinois driver-license matters. The clock is tied to service of the notice, not simply to the arrest date.
- The hearing request or judicial proceeding does not stay or delay the statutory summary suspension or revocation.
- Hearing procedure under the cited rule
- The request is made in writing to the circuit court of venue and must state the grounds for rescinding the statutory summary suspension or revocation.
- Section 2-118.1(b) provides this judicial hearing procedure for a notice served under § 11-501.1. It is not a Secretary of State administrative hearing request.
- The written request falls within the statute’s 90-day notice period. The hearing proceeds as a civil matter and does not stay or delay the suspension or revocation.
- Suspension under the cited rule
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
- Suspension length after a refusal
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
What happens if the window closes
The effect of a missed hearing-request deadline depends on the proceeding and the applicable law. This page does not determine whether review is still available or whether a particular licence restriction applies. A defence lawyer can review the notice or order and explain the available procedures.
Whether Illinois offers a restricted licence in that situation, and on what conditions, is a state-specific question:
- Hardship or restricted licence
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
- Ignition interlock, first offense
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
How the two cases relate
A licence restriction may arise from a test result, a refusal or a criminal conviction. Those are not interchangeable grounds. The source and conditions attached to each rule matter; this page does not predict how one proceeding will affect another in a particular case.
The two legal questions
The criminal charge and driving privileges can involve different proceedings. The notice, order and cited rule identify the applicable process.
Driving privileges
The licence case
- Forum
- The agency or court identified by the applicable licence proceeding
- Clock
- Check the applicable notice or order for the deadline and its starting event
- Deadline to request a hearing
- A written request for a judicial hearing may be made within 90 days after service of the statutory summary suspension or revocation notice under 625 ILCS 5/11-501.1.
- This is the circuit-court procedure under § 2-118.1(b), not a general deadline for all Illinois driver-license matters. The clock is tied to service of the notice, not simply to the arrest date.
- The hearing request or judicial proceeding does not stay or delay the statutory summary suspension or revocation.
- Suspension under the cited rule
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.
Criminal charge
The criminal case
- Forum
- A criminal court
- Clock
- Check court notices and orders; no case duration is predicted here
- Alcohol-concentration threshold
- 0.08 or more alcohol concentration, using the blood and breath units defined by § 11-501.2.
- Applies while driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle. The statute separately prohibits driving under the influence; this is not a safe-driving threshold.
- First-offense penalty rule
- Not published yet. We show a figure only once it has been confirmed against the official source and dated.The cited rule may describe a range or a minimum with conditions, not a predicted sentence.