Relating to the suspension of a person’s driver’s license for failure to pay court debt

Under current law, the department of transportation (DOT) is required to suspend the driver’s license of a person who, upon conviction of violating a law regulating the operation of a motor vehicle, has failed to timely pay the criminal fine, penalty, surcharge, or court costs. The clerk of the district court must mail notice to a person who has failed to pay the required court debts and provide days for the person to make the payment. If payment is not received, the clerk of the district court must notify the DOT to initiate the suspension. If after suspension, the person enters into an installment agreement to pay the court debts, the person’s license must be reinstated by the DOT. However, the person’s license may be suspended again if the person is convicted of an additional violation of a law regulating the operation of a motor vehicle, or if the person defaults on the installment agreement.210B which provide for the suspension of a driver’s license for failure to pay a fine, penalty, surcharge, or court costs and the optional installment agreement.8107.189. The bill does not affect the DOT’s ability to act against a person’s driver’s license for reasons other than nonpayment of court debt.