Post by Logan on Jun 5, 2016 8:17:33 GMT -6
Thousands of Iowans threatened with the loss of their driver's license could legally stay on the road under a new state law scheduled to take effect July 1.
The legislation signed by Gov. Terry Branstad last week includes provisions to help motorists who don't pose a threat to public safety but who are having difficulty paying fines and other court debts, said Mark Lowe, director of driver's services for the Iowa Department of Transportation.
The Iowa DOT typically suspends or revokes about 140,000 to 160,000 driver's licenses annually, and about half are suspensions because of nonpayment of court debts, Lowe said.
"More people are suspended for failing to pay court fines than any other sanction, and it is really not a safety-related sanction, it is a financial one," Lowe said.
Read more: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/government/2016/06/03/new-iowa-law-court-debt-aims-keep-drivers-road/85208034/
The legislation signed by Gov. Terry Branstad last week includes provisions to help motorists who don't pose a threat to public safety but who are having difficulty paying fines and other court debts, said Mark Lowe, director of driver's services for the Iowa Department of Transportation.
The Iowa DOT typically suspends or revokes about 140,000 to 160,000 driver's licenses annually, and about half are suspensions because of nonpayment of court debts, Lowe said.
"More people are suspended for failing to pay court fines than any other sanction, and it is really not a safety-related sanction, it is a financial one," Lowe said.
Read more: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/government/2016/06/03/new-iowa-law-court-debt-aims-keep-drivers-road/85208034/