HB 445 Summary

• Restores driver's license suspension authority for contempt of court due to failure to pay fines, fees, or respond to summons or citations related to traffic violations.

• Authorizes license suspension for failure to pay fines, fees, or assessments and for failure to respond to traffic citations, with notice and 90-day cure period before suspension takes effect.

• Adds license suspension grounds for controlled substance convictions under Section 63-1-71, with a $175.00 reinstatement fee for violations of the Uniform Controlled Substances Law.

• Requires concurrent confinement periods for nonpayment of fines when offenses arise from common facts and occur on the same date, and allows consecutive periods for multiple fines unless court specifies concurrent.

• Effective July 1, 2024, with a June 30, 2024 repeal date noted in Section 7 (likely a drafting error requiring correction).