Any person convicted of any crime could lose their driver’s license for failing or refusing to pay required fines or costs. It did not matter if the fines or costs were related to a traffic violation. Moving forward, Virginia will not suspend the driver’s license of any person who fails or refuses to pay government fines or costs, including those people convicted of drug crimes.īefore SB1 was signed into law, Virginia required suspension of driving privileges for failing or refusing to pay government fines or costs. Officially referred to as Senate Bill 1 (SB1), this new law makes major adjustments to Virginia requirements for driver’s license suspension. Before this new law became effective, Virginia featured relatively harsh policies for driver’s license suspension for nonpayment of certain fees. Under the terms of a newly signed law, Virginia will no longer suspend the driver’s license of certain people convicted of drug crimes, according to an article by The Washington Post. Virginia Ends Driver’s License Suspension for Drug Crimes
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