Many individuals express their frustration with the drivers license reinstatement Michigan process.  They are frustrated by the amount of work involved in the Michigan drivers license restoration process: obtaining letters from witnesses, securing a substance evaluation from a qualified evaluator, filling out the Michigan Secretary of State paperwork and possibly, attending a hearing and testifying.

I get a lot of calls from people wanting to know whether or not they can just move to another state and get a drivers license? The short answer is “no.” A national database keeps track of whether or not an individual has a drivers license problem in a particular state. This database is called the National Driver Register.  Here’s how it works: Let’s say you have a revoked license in Michigan. Knowing this, you apply for a drivers license in Indiana. Indiana checks the Driver Register database and it indicates that you have a hold on your driving record in Michigan. Based upon this, Indiana will not issue a drivers license until you’ve cleared up your problem in Michigan.

Any Michigan drivers license attorney will advise you that you are wasting your time trying to get a license in another state. You must deal with your problem in Michigan and go through the drivers license restoration Michigan process. You are urged to consult a Michigan attorney with experience handling drivers license appeal Michigan cases.  You can then talk to the attorney about your specific case.