SB162 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Hank Sanders

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Motor vehicles, traffic fines and fees, prevent suspension or revocation of defendant's driver's license for failure or inability to pay fines and costs

Description

Under existing law, an individual's driver's license my be suspended for failure to pay traffic fines, fees, or costs associated with the traffic violation and conviction.

This bill would require courts to allow a defendant convicted of a traffic violation and who is unable pay a fine, fee, penalty, or court cost within 30 days of sentencing to make payments through a reasonable deferred payment or installment agreement, or to perform community service as a means of satisfying the debt.

This bill would also prohibit the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license based solely on the grounds of a failure to appear in connection with a traffic violation or for inability to pay traffic fines, fees, or costs; and would require reinstatement of licenses that have previously been suspended for these reasons.

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Subjects

Drivers' Licenses