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Committee approves bill to require judges to consider defendants' ability to pay before seeking driver's-license suspension
3089028 · April 14, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 1926 would require courts to document a defendant's financial ability before requesting the Department of Finance and Administration to suspend a driver's license for unpaid fines and fees.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced House Bill 1926, which would require courts to inquire into a defendant's ability to pay and document that inquiry before requesting driver's-license suspension for unpaid fines and fees.
Representative Steve Unger, who worked in a halfway house and presented…
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