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Group files legal challenge to Virginia driver's license suspensions for the poor

Wednesday, July 06, 2016

"A federal class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday is challenging Virginia’s system of suspending driver’s licenses of people too poor to pay their court costs and fines.

The complaint alleges that the failure to take into account reasons for nonpayment or to consider debtors’ financial circumstances before suspending their licenses is discriminatory and in violation of constitutional protections..."

 

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