Substitute Senate Bill 204 Summary

• Changes driver's license suspensions for most drug offenses from mandatory to discretionary, allowing courts to suspend licenses for up to 5 years based on circumstances

• Allows offenders to petition courts to terminate license suspensions imposed for drug offenses, including suspensions imposed before this bill's effective date (except those involving concurrent DUI convictions)

• Authorizes courts to terminate driver's license suspensions for drug offenses committed in other states or under federal law

• Adds new restrictions on possession of open nitrous oxide cartridges in motor vehicles, making it a misdemeanor with discretionary license suspension up to 5 years

• Updates limited driving privileges provisions to expand the purposes for which courts may grant privileges and makes certain provisions consistent across multiple drug offense statutes