Driver’s License Revocation No Longer Punishment for Drug Convictions in Virginia
September 15, 2021 by Jean Humbrecht
Virginia recently enacted significant changes to a number of criminal laws, including many drug laws. Some of these changes included the decriminalization and eventual legalization of marijuana, as well as removing the requirement of driver’s license revocation for drug convictions.
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Driver’s License Suspension is No Longer a Penalty for Drug Convictions in Virginia
Driver’s License Revocation No Longer Punishment for Drug Convictions in Virginia
Virginia removed the requirement of driver’s license revocation for drug convictions in July 2020. Previously, anyone convicted of almost every drug offense would also have his or her driver’s license automatically revoked for 6 months as a result of the conviction. This even applied to deferred adjudications of guilt for first time offenders that resulted in dismissal of drug charges.
There still are a number of other reasons that a person’s driver’s license can be revoked in Virginia. Some of these reasons include, but are not limited to, convictions for various offenses committed while operating a motor vehicle (including DUI convictions, felony convictions that involve using a motor vehicle, and a third conviction resulting in DMV demerit points committed by a person when that person was under the age of 18), taking a driver’s test for another person, or providing false information to obtain a driver’s license.
Click here for more information on reasons a driver’s license could be revoked in Virginia.
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