| Failure To Yield To An Emergency Vehicle |
Upon approaching a squad car or emergency vehicle that is pulled over on side of a road, the driver must make a lane change away from the vehicle if it is safely possible to do so. Failure to make the lane change or proceed with due caution by reducing your speed could prompt you being charged with a "Scott's Law" violation.
A "Scott's Law" violation is a business offense and as such a judge could fine you up to $10,000. A conviction of a "Scott's Law" violation also prompts the secretary of state to suspend your driving privileges
The Law offices of Steven J. Block and Associates has experience prosecuting and defending these types of offenses and ensures that experience will help you in a very favorable manner.
Never mail in a ticket and plead guilty to failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. If you do, you are most likely subjecting yourself to a permanent conviction on your record and the distinct possibility that your insurance rates will increase. Moreover, upon conviction, you are setting yourself up for a suspension of your driver's license. Unlike other states, Illinois does not work on a point system in determining whether to suspend or revoke your driving privileges. Instead, the Secretary of State simply notes whether you were convicted of an offense or whether you were granted supervision.
In the past, a driver could get supervision multiple times. Currently, a person may be granted supervision on a traffic offense twice in a one year time period. If you are not eligible for supervision, a judge must sentence you to a judgment or conviction. If you are under 21, and you receive two (2) convictions in twenty-four (24) months, your driver's license will be suspended. If you are over 21, and you receive three (3) convictions in a 1 year time period your driver's license will be suspended as well
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