Licenses No Longer Being Revoked After Drug Conviction in Virginia
August 1, 2021 by Jean Humbrecht
Many changes to Virginia criminal laws took effect in 2020, including significant changes to drug laws. Some of these changes include marijuana decriminalization (and eventual legalization) and removing the requirement of driver’s license revocation after drug convictions. For more information on driver’s licenses no longer being revoked after drug conviction in Virginia, read the post below.
Virginia No Longer Revoking Licenses for Drug Convictions
Virginia is No Longer Revoking Driver’s License After Drug Convictions
In July 2020, Virginia removed the requirement of driver’s license revocation for drug convictions. Previously, anyone convicted of nearly any drug charge would also have his or her driver’s license automatically revoked for 6 months after a conviction. This even applied to deferred adjudications of guilt available to first time offenders that resulted in drug charges being dismissed.
This change is a significant step in helping many people keep their driver’s licenses in Virginia. However, there are still a number of other reasons that a person’s driver’s license can be revoked in Virginia, including convictions for various motor vehicle offenses (such as DUI convictions, felony convictions involving the use of a motor vehicle, and a third conviction resulting in DMV demerit points committed by a person when he or she was under the age of 18), taking a driver’s test for another person, 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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