Driver's licenses; suspensions for certain non-driving related offenses. (SB148)
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Description
Driver's license suspensions for certain non-driving related offenses. Removes the existing provisions that a person's driver's license is suspended (i) when he is convicted of or placed on deferred disposition for a drug offense or (ii) for nonpayment of fines and court costs for offenses not pertaining to the operator or operation of a motor vehicle. The provisions of this bill that affect the Code of Virginia have a delayed effective date of September 1, 2018. This bill was incorporated into SB 181. Read the Bill »
Status
01/24/2018: Incorporated into Another Bill
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/28/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101577D |
| 12/28/2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/24/2018 | Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB181-Stanley) (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
The ACLU of VA strongly supports repealing laws that suspends a person's driver's license for any reason unrelated to bad driving. These provisions in the law disproportionately affect lower-income drivers and do nothing to improve road safety. Police have also used Driver's License checkpoints to target minorities and immigrant communities around the Commonwealth, further increasing the disparity of how these provisions in the law are enforced.