CDL Protector Plan
The U.S. Legal Services, Inc.'s C.D.L. Protection Plan has been established to make available to commercial drivers an array of legal services for them and their families. These legal benefits are available to the Plan Member and Plan Member's Spouse.
What this Plan Covers for YOU
I. MOVING VIOLATIONS:
A. Legal representation for any non-criminal moving traffic violation including but not limited to speeding, reckless driving, etc. issued to the Plan Member by any municipal, county, or state law enforcement officer. The attorney will represent the insured in court and through trial, if necessary, in municipal and state courts in the continental United States and Canada.
B. The attorney provided you will be located in the jurisdiction where you received the citation.
II. NON-MOVING AND D.O.T. VIOLATIONS:
You will be provided legal representation for Non-Moving and D.O.T. violations or citations issued after the effective date of this Agreement including:
- Logbook
- Overheight
- Load spillage
- No fuel stamp
- Overlength Overweight
- No medical card No motor carrier authority
- Hazardous material Expired inspection sticker
- No placard
- No permit
III. MAJOR ACCIDENT REPRESENTATION:
A. C.D.L. Protection Plan will provide you 10 hours of attorney representation if charged with crimes enumerated in Section III above. Attorney representation subsequent to that will be a 33 1/3 % discount off attorneys nonnal hourly rate.
1. Manslaughter
2. Involuntary manslaughter
3. Negligent homicide
4. Vehicular homicide
IV. CONSULTATION SERVICES & OTHER BENEFITS:
A. You and/or your spouse will also be provided attorney advice and consultation including one letter and/or one phone call on the member's behalf by the attorney at no additional cost to the member for the initial interview on the following legal matters:
Consultation Benefits
1) Dissolution (divorce)
2) Child support or custody
3) DUI
4) Criminal Law
5) Consumer Law
6) Landlord-Tenant
7) Bankruptcy (Ch7)
B. Divorce Benefit
1. The Plan also provides that you may obtain uncontested divorce as a Contract Holder for the discounted rate of$195.00.
2. Uncontested Divorce means a divorce or marital dissolution where the husband and wife are not represented by separate attorneys, all issues are agreed upon by the husband and wife without negotiation by the attorney, there are no children under the age of 18 and net marital assets are under $70,000.00. Preparation and filing of documents affecting property ownership and/or encumbrances on property is not included.
C. Wills
1. A simple will and living will for $35.
V. COVERAGE FOR PRE-EXISTING MATTERS AND OTHER SERVICES:
Uncovered and pre-existing matters at a discount.
A. You may also obtain help with violations and charges excluded in other benefit categories also including pre-existing matters such as moving violations and all other legal matters.
B. In the event Contract Holder desires to employ the Plan Attorney for any services subsequent to the no cost consultation, the Plan Attorney shall reduce his/her normal hourly rates 33 1/3% for services described in IV (A,B) and 25% for V(A).
VI. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS:
Contract Holder and spouse receive 2.5 hours of Attorney representation for each of the following situations if:
A) You are denied a commercial drivers license
B) Your commercial driver's license is cancelled
C) Administrative hearings involving suspension or revocation of Member's commercial driver's license privileges.
