Driver's License Suspensions and the Debt Trap

Taking away a license over unpaid fines for minor traffic infractions makes work and family life a misery for low-income Americans. States should reform this punitive, unjust practice.

Michigan drivers would get break on license suspensions if bills pass

Bill would eliminate practice of taking driver's licenses from people with unpaid court fees

Ohio Bankruptcy Solutions: Suspended driver's license is a Catch-22

Bill to allow drivers with traffic debt to keep licenses has bipartisan support

News — NC Fines & Fees Coalition

New law: Drivers can't get licenses suspended over unpaid court debt – Daily Press

Full article: Understanding the Impact of Driver's License Suspension: Lay Opinion in Impacted and Non-Impacted Populations

License suspensions disproportionately imposed on poor Ohioans, trapping them in debt

13 Ways You Could Lose Your License Without Driving - ValuePenguin

How many points do you need before you lose your license? - Quora

Lawmakers pass bill to prevent Oregonians from losing driver's licenses if they can't afford to pay fines

America's cruel way to punish poor debtors: take away their driver's license, Peter Edelman

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Texas House passes bill to kill driver responsibility program