SB 1470 Summary

• Establishes the "Provisional License for Ex-Offenders Act" allowing the Department of Public Safety to issue provisional driver licenses to convicted individuals who meet all other licensing requirements, except for offenses listed in Sections 6-205 and 11-906.4.

• Provisional licenses are valid for a minimum of 90 days and maximum of 360 days as determined by the issuing Department.

• Applicants under Department of Corrections supervision must provide their probation/parole officer's contact information to the licensing entity, and the Department must notify the supervising officer and relevant court that a provisional license was issued.

• Provisional licenses may be revoked upon notification that the holder committed a new offense, violated suspended sentence conditions, violated laws governing their field of work, had community supervision revoked, or was charged with a new offense.

• Once a provisional license term expires without violations, the Department shall issue a regular license; if revoked, the holder is ineligible for another provisional license.

• Act becomes effective November 1, 2016.