NV SB219
The Nevada legislature passed legislation to end the practice of suspending an individual’s driver’s license, or prohibiting an individual from applying for a driver’s license, due to a delinquent fine, …
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Nevada AB 116
The Nevada Assembly approved legislation to decriminalize minor traffic violations and end the practice of issuing warrants when an individual can’t afford to pay the fines and fees imposed. You …
Washington SB 5226: An Act Relating to the suspension of licenses for traffic infractions
Washington recently passed a bill ending driver’s license suspensions for failure to pay a monetary penalty, fee, cost, assessment, or other monetary obligation relating to a non criminal traffic infraction. You …
Reducing Suspended Drivers and Alternative Reinstatement Best Practices Edition 3
At its inception, driver’s license suspension aimed to address poor driving behavior. However, its current use extends beyond highway safety concerns and encompasses non-highway safety obligations. Drivers can have their …
AR SB513
The Arkansas legislature passed a bill eliminating driver’s license suspension for failure to pay fines in noncriminal traffic infractions. The bill permits driver’s license suspension for failure to appear at a hearing to …
Speeding into the Future: The Pitfalls of Automated Traffic Enforcement
With speeding as the leading cause of fatal car crashes in the United States, speed cameras are used in 17 states and the District of Columbia. Along with encouraging safer …
HB 1308: Vehicle Laws – Delinquent Traffic Citations – Enforcement
This bill repeals provisions permitting the suspension of driving privileges for failure to pay, or enter into a payment plan, and failure to comply with a notice to appear on …
SB 597: An Act Concerning the Suspension of Motor Vehicle Operator’s Licenses for Failure to Pay Fines and Fees
This bill eliminates the duty of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to suspend a motor vehicle operator’s license for failure to pay a fine or fee associated with a motor …
SB 190: To Remove a Driver’s License Suspension or Revocation as an Available Penalty for Offenses not Related to Driving a Motor Vehicle
This bill prohibits a circuit or district court from suspending a driver’s license solely for nonpayment of a fine or fee, or for failure to appear in court. You can …
UT HB 143: Driver License Suspension Amendments
This bill ends the suspension of a driver’s licenses solely for the nonpayment of fines or the failure to appear in court. Courts retain the authority to suspend a driver’s …