New York Law Ends Driver’s License Suspensions Over Unpaid Traffic Fines
Starting Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are on track to get their driver’s licenses reinstated as a new law takes effect that ends the widespread practice of suspending a person’s license when they can’t afford to pay a traffic fine.
The Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act, sponsored by Sen. Tim Kennedy of Buffalo and Assemblymember Pamela Hunter of Syracuse, was approved by New York legislature last year and signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The new law will also make affordable payment plans available for those who can’t afford their traffic fines, including those who currently have a suspended license due to non-payment of traffic fines.
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