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Licensing: minimum 1 year revocation/denial Plate Conf: Required Immob: Required up to 180 days, unless forfeited. Reg Deny: None Forf: Permissive 1ST OFFENSE, NO PRIORS (CONTINUED) DWLS Causing Serious Injury 904(5) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS Causing Death 904(7) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS Causing Serious Injury 904(7) Felony Fine/Jail/Comm Svc: Prison up to 5 years; $1000-$5000 fine, or both. Licensing: Minimum 1 year revocation/denial Plate Conf: Required Immob: Required up to 180 days, unless forfeited. Reg Deny: None Forf: Permissive Misdemeanor Fine/Jail/Comm Svc: Prison up to 5 years; $1000-$5000 fine, or both. Licensing:None Plate Conf: None Immob: None Reg Deny: None Forf: None Misdemeanor Fine/Jail/Comm Svc: Prison up to 2 years; $1000-$5000 fine, or both. Licensing: None Plate Conf: None Immob: None Reg Deny: None Forf: None 2ND OFFENSE, OR 1 PRIOR 904 SUSP WITHIN 7 YEARS DWLS 904(1) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS 904(2) DWLS Causing Death 904(4) Misdemeanor Fine/Jail/Comm Svc: Up to 1 year jail; up to $1000 fine, or both Licensing: Mandatory additional under 904(10), (11) and (12) Plate Conf: None (Cancel upon notice by officer) Immob: Permissive up to 180 days Reg Deny: None Forf: None Misdemeanor Fine/Jail/Comm Svc: $200-$1000 fine AND one or more of the following: 5 days to one year jail; 30-90 days comm svc Licensing: Mandatory additional under 904(10), (11) and (12) Plate Conf: None (Cancel upon notice by officer) Immob: Permissive up to 180 days Reg Deny: None Forf: None Felony Fine/Jail/Comm SvcPrison up to 15 years OR $2500-$10,000 fine OR both. Licensing: minimum 5 years revocation/denial Plate Conf: Required Immob: Required up to 180 days unless forfeited Reg Deny: None Forf: Permissive 2ND OFFENSE, OR 1 PRIOR 904 SUSP WITHIN 7 YEARS (CONTINUED) DWLS Causing Serious Injury 904(5) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS Causing Death 904(7) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS Causing Serious Injury 904(7) Felony Fine/Jail/Comm Svc: Prison up to 5 years; $1000-$5000 fine, or both. Licensing: Minimum 5 years revocation/denial Plate Conf: Required Immob: Required up to 180 days, unless forfeited. Reg Deny: None Forf: Permissive Felony Same as First Offense Felony Same as First Offense 3RD OFFENCE OR 2 PRIOR 904 SUSP WITHIN 7 YEARS DWLS 904(1) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS 904(2) DWLS Causing Death 904(4) Misdemeaner Criminal: Same Licensing: Mandatory additional under 904(10), (11) and (12) Plate Conf: Required Immob: 90 to 180 days Reg Deny: None Forf: None Misdemeaner Criminal: Same Licensing: Mandatory additional under 904(10), (11) and (12) Plate Conf: Required Immob: 90 to 180 days Reg Deny: None Forf: None Felony Criminal: Same Licensing: minimum 5 year revocation/denial Plate Conf: Required Immob: Required 90 to 180 days, unless forfeited Reg Deny: Required Forf: Permissive 3RD OFFENCE OR 2 PRIOR 904 SUSP WITHIN 7 YEARS (CONTINUED) DWLS Causing Serious Injury 904(5) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS Causing Death 904(7) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS Causing Serious Injury 904(7) Felony Criminal: Same Licensing: Minimum 5 yrs revocation/denial Plate Conf: Required Immob: 90 to 180 days unless forfeited Reg Deny: None Forf: Permissive Felony Same as 1st offense Felony Same as 1st offense 4TH OFFENCE OR 3 PRIOR 904 SUSP WITHIN 7 YEARS DWLS 904(1) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS 904(2) DWLS Causing Death 904(4) Misdemeaner Criminal: Same Licensing: Mandatory additional under 904(10), (11) and (12) Plate Conf: Required Immob: 90 to 180 days Reg Deny: Required Forf: None Misdemeaner Criminal: Same Licensing: Mandatory additional under 904(10), (11) and (12) Plate Conf: Required Immob: 90 to 180 days Reg Deny: Required Forf: None Felony Criminal: Same Licensing: minimum 5 year revocation/denial Plate Conf: Required Immob: Required 90 to 180 days, unless forfeited Reg Deny: Required Forf: Permissive 4TH OFFENCE OR # PRIOR 90 SUSP WITHIN 7 YEARS (CONTINUED) DWLS Causing Serious Injury 904(5) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS Causing Death 904(7) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS Causing Serious Injury 904(7) Felony Criminal: Same Licensing: Minimum 5 yrs revocation/denial Plate Conf: Required Immob: 90 to 180 days unless forfeited Reg Deny: Required Forf: Permissive Felony Same as 1st offense Felony Same as 1st offense 5th OFFENCE OR 4 PRIOR 904 SUSP WITHIN 7 YEARS DWLS 904(1) Knowing Allowed Someone to DWLS 904(2) DWLS Causing Death 904(4) Misdemeaner Criminal: Same Licensing: Mandatory additional under 904(10), (11) and (12) Plate Conf: Required Immob: 1-3 years Reg Deny: Required Forf: None Misdemeaner Criminal: Same Licensing: Mandatory additional under 904(10), (11) and (12) Plate Conf: Required Immob: 1-3 years Reg Deny: Required Forf: None Felony Criminal: Same Licensing: minimum 5 year revocation/denial Plate Conf: Required Immob: 1-3 years, unless forfeited Reg Deny: Required Forf: Permissive 5TH OFFENCE OR 4 PRIOR 904 SUSP WITHIN 7 YEARS (CONTINUED) DWLS Causing Serious Injury 904(5) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS Causing Death 904(7) Knowingly Allowed Someone to DWLS Causing Serious Injury 904(7) Felony Criminal: Same Licensing: Minimum 5 yrs revocation/denial Plate Conf: Required Immob: 1-3 years, unless forfeited Reg Deny: Required Forf: Permissive Felony Same as 1st offense Felony Same as 1st offense Information from Michigan Department of State Driver License Appeal Division September 20, 1999 Talpos & Arnold PC 525 E. 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