License Revocation No Longer Punishment for Drug Crimes in Virginia
August 25, 2021 by Jean Humbrecht
Over the past couple of years, Virginia enacted significant changes to many criminal laws, including drug laws. Some of these changes include the decriminalization and eventual legalization of marijuana, as well as removing the requirement of driver’s license revocation after drug convictions.
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Driver’s License Suspension is no Longer a Penalty for Drug Charges in Virginia
License Revocation No Longer Punishment for Drug Crimes in Virginia
In July 2020, Virginia removed the requirement of driver’s license revocation for drug convictions. Previously, anyone convicted of nearly any drug offense would also have his or her driver’s license revoked for 6 months as a result of a conviction. This even applied to deferred adjudications of guilt for first time offenders that resulted in drug charges being dismissed.
While this is a big step towards helping many people keep their driver’s licenses, 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 convictions for various offenses committed while operating a motor vehicle (DUI convictions, felony convictions involving the use of a motor vehicle, and a third conviction resulting in demerit points committed by a person when he or she was under 18), taking a driver’s test for someone else, or providing false information on a driver’s license application.
Click here for more information on reasons a driver’s license could be revoked in Virginia.
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