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| Posted by Nerine - 07-19-2021, 01:04 PM |
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Join us together for a PLI Special Webcast Jul 20, 2021, 1:00 PM EDT -- or later by stored webcast Overview Over the past five years, at least 15 states and Washington D.C. have passed legislation to limit or end the predatory practice of suspending a driver's license for traffic debt. With the Driver's License Suspension Reform Act, New York became the 11th state to enact such legislation, but while New York sought to be a model for driver's license reform, a last-minute compromise has meant lessons learned and continued advocacy. Please join two New York State practitioners (and members of the DLSRA steering committee) and a national expert on fines and fees reform for an overview of the movement to end the cruel and counterproductive practice of debt-based driver's license suspensions and a discussion of where the law is heading. The discussion will include New York's new law; driver's license legislation across the country; understanding suspensions for failure to pay and failure to answer/appear and common challenges to fully addressing the harms of license suspensions; and what you need to know about your state's suspension practices. What you will learn:
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