How will 627K drivers with suspended licenses get their privileges back under new law? Automatically
Many residents whose driving privileges will be restored later this year under legislation passed by the General Assembly won’t have to do anything to start driving legally again.
As long as they still have their physical license and it isn’t expired, they’re good to get behind the wheel as soon as the law goes into effect on July 1, according to Department of Motor Vehicles spokeswoman Katy Lloyd.
“The driving privilege of anyone suspended solely for failure to pay court fines and costs will be automatically reinstated,” she said.
People with no physical license or an expired license will need to go to the DMV to apply for a replacement or renewal, but will not have to pay a reinstatement fee, which was formerly set at $145.
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