If you have a suspended driver’s license, you may be getting a letter in the mail from Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Benson announced yesterday that the department lifted suspensions for more that 150,000 drivers.
In October, the Clean Slate to Drive laws went into effect and reclassified certain violations as civil infractions. Some violations that used to lead to a suspension of a driver’s license no longer do so. Anyone who had a suspension under the old laws now has a clean record and the opportunity to reinstate their license.
Those who are eligible to reinstate their license will receive a mailed letter from the Secretary of State (SOS), and a copy of the letter will be posted on their online SOS account <HERE>. Reinstatement fees, renewal fees, and application fees will apply depending on a person’s situation.
If a driver had multiple infractions, and some of those were not impacted by the Clean Slate to Drive changes, they may not be eligible to have their license reinstated.
Under the Clean Slate to Drive law, once the violations are cleared and the suspension is lifted, they will still appear as entries on a person’s driving record.
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
