Was your New York State Driver’s License Suspended Because You Could Not Afford to Pay Your Fine?
On December 31, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an amended version of the Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act ending the practice of suspending a person’s driver’s license when they cannot afford to pay a traffic ticket. This legislation will allow hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers to regain their driver’s licenses — and with it their access to work and other necessities. Between January 2016 and April 2018, New York State suspended nearly 1.7 million driver’s licen