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.

Florida's debt-based driver's license suspension policy benefits no one, drags economy

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

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

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

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

Montana Among States That Strip Driver's Licenses For Unpaid Court Debt

Victory: Virginia Ends Debt-Based Driver's License Suspensions - Fines and Fees Justice Center

MN Legislature aims at unpaid traffic ticket debt trap poor people face

State lifts suspensions of half a million driver's licenses - CalMatters