Section 10 Losing your Driving Privileges

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How much would a limited driving permit be under your suspension?

25 dollars

When do you complete the course for point avoidance?

After the issuance of a citation for a moving violation and prior to the court appearance or as ordered by the court.

license suspension

All driving privileges are terminated and withdrawn for a specific period of time or until reinstatement requirements have been completed.

License Revocation

All driving privileges are terminated and withdrawn until the end of the period prescribed by the department.

What happens when a commercial driver's license is disqualified?

All privileges to operate a commercial motor vehicle are withdrawn for a specific period of time.

Georgia Law requires you to submit state administered tests of your?

Blood, breath, urine or other bodily substances for the purpose of determining if you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

CDL

Commercial Drivers License

1st offense of an out of service order

Disqualification of 180 days- 1 year of commercial driving privileges.

2nd offense of an out of service order

Disqualification of 2-5 years of commercial driving privileges.

3rd offense of an out of service order

Disqualification of 3-5 years of commercial driving privileges.

1st conviction of Major Traffic Violations while in CMV with hazardous materials.

Disqualified from driving a CMV for at least 3 years

Purpose of the Safety Responsibility Act

Enacted to ensure all drivers are financially responsible for the death, injury, or property damage they may cause while operating a motor vehicle

How long will security or bond posted with the department will be held.

For one year and thereafter until proof is furnished to the department that you have not been sued as a result of the crash.

What is one way to avoid suspension from the Safety Responsibility Law?

Have your insurance carrier file from SR-21 with the DDS if you were covered by liability insurance at the time of the crash.

What happens when the DDS receives a conviction for a Georgia license holder, the record in updated to reflect the conviction?

The Department will treat such convictions as if they had occurred in this state for the purpose of imposing license withdrawals.

What happens when conviction is received from an individual who holds a license from another state or is the resident of another state?

The conviction information will be forwarded to the licensing authority off that state.

Where will the convictions be reported by licensing authorities or courts in other states and nations to the Georgia DDS will be placed?

The convictions will be placed on the driving record of a Georgia licensee or resident.

What percentage is the court reducing your fine?

The court shall reduce the fine assessed by 20 percent.

What happens when a non resident or a resident of Georgia who does not have a drivers license, is convicted of certain offenses?

The eligibility to obtain a Georgia drivers license and.or driving privileged in Georgia will be suspended.

How do you complete a points reduction?

To qualify for points reduction, you must successfully complete a certified 6-hour driver improvement (defensive driver) course and present the original certificate of completion to the DDS by mail or in person at one of our Customer Service Centers.

A report of a conviction includes both a traffic and non-traffic offenses.

True

An additional disqualification period will apply when an out of service order is violated while transporting dangerous materials with more than 15 passengers.

True

In Georgia, it is possible to lose commercial driving privileges for LIFE upon the conviction of certain offenses.

True

Many offenses that result in a commercial disqualification also result in a non-commercial suspension, though the periods of withdrawal may differ.

True

Non residents may apply for reinstatement of driving privileges.

True

Points are assessed against Georgia residents for out-of-state violations which would be assessed points if committed within Georgia.

True

The department may also specify the places you may travel to, specific routes of travel, times of travel, and indicate vehicles, or other restrictions necessary during a limited permit

True

License Cancellation

When the dds cancels a license due to failure of required/correct information of the application or ineligibility after the application.

What happens when you refuse to test for the influence of alcohol or drugs in your body?

Your Georgia driver's license or privilege to drive on the highways of this state will be suspended for a minimum period of one year, and refusal to submit your blood or urine testing may be offered into evidence at trial.

nolo contendere

a plea by which a defendant in a criminal prosecution accepts conviction as though a guilty plea had been entered but does not admit guilt.

Out of Service order

A temporary prohibition against driving a commercial motor vehicle

How many days will your commercial driving privileges will be disqualified for a third or subsequent conviction in three for a serious traffic violation.

120 days

How many days will your commercial driving privileges will be disqualified for a second conviction in three years for a serious traffic violation?

60 days

1st offense of any railroad grade crossing offense while operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle

60 days- 1 year of disqualification of Commercial Driver's License

What is the maximum points you are able to reduce?

7 points once in every 5 years.

How do you successfully have your points avoided?

A defendant may successfully complete a certified 6-hour driver improvement course.

What are you entitled to avoid suspension and sued from the Safety Responsibility Law?

A hearing, if desired and if requested within ten days of the receipt of the order of suspension.

Commercial Driver's License

A license issued to an individual that authorizes the individual to drive a class of commercial motor vehicle.

What will happen if you are convicted of violating any state law or local ordinance from vehicles or if you are convicted of violating any conditions of your permit?

A limited driving permit will be revoked by the Department.

Where are the points accumulated due to certain convictions?

A person's driving record

What can be eligible after serving two years of the revocation period?

A probationary License

A disqualification of commercial driving privileges does by itself result in the suspension or revocation of a licensee's privileges to operate a NON-commercial motor vehicle.

False

Commercial driving privileges can not be disqualified even if you do not have a commercial's driving license.

False

Limited driving permits is valid for driving a commercial vehicle

False

The department is not required to suspend the Georgia's license of an individual for an accumulation of points resulting from certain convictions.

False

What is another way to avoid suspension from the Safety Responsibility Law?

File either a general or a conditional release that has been signed by the claimant with the DDS.

What happens when you submit testing of alcohol influence but your Blood Alcohol concentration is at or above your legal limit?

If you submit to testing and the results indicate a blood alcohol concentration at or above the legal limit, your Georgia driver's license or privilege to drive on the highways of this state may be suspended to a minimum period of one year.

What happens to the point total when a license is suspended due to an amount of points?

It is restored to zero.

How many additional months will be added to your suspension after you convicted any law or permit restrictions from your limited permit?

It will extend the underlying suspension of your driving privilege for an additional six months.

What is your punishment for a felony involving the manufacturing distribution and trafficking or possession of a controlled substance or marijuana using a Commercial Motor Vehicle?

Lifetime disqualification of commercial driving privileges

2nd conviction of a separate Major Traffic Violation

Lifetime disqualification of commercial driving privileges.

When is the point avoidance plea able to be accepted by the court?

Once every five years.

What is the last way to avoid suspension from the Safety Responsibility Law?

Post security to cover the damage with the DDS, which may be a cashier's check, certified check, money order, real property bond or surely bond, in addition to posting of financial responsibility, form SR-22A.

What do you do if you are declared a Habitual violator?

Serve two years of the revocation period.

The date the violation occurred is used as the basis for determining?

The 24-month period or 12-month period for people under 18.

What happens when commercial driving privileges are disqualified?

The licensee is prohibited from operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle.

What happens when licensee does not hold a CDL at the expiration of the disqualification period?

The licensee's ability to apply for a CDL will be restored.

What happens when a license holds a CDL license that is not expired at the end of the disqualification period?

The licensee's commercial privileges will be automatically restored without any action required, if the license is still eligible.

What happens to the suspension of the license of people from 18-21 years of age?

The suspension of the license for a single 4-point offense is determined by the date the conviction occurred.

Georgia courts are required to do what for convictions?

They are required by law to report the conviction of any offense that will result in a negative impact on a licensees driving privilege or that is otherwise required to be posted to the permanent driving history of an individual.

What is the purpose of the department to treat such convictions as if they had occurred in this state?

They do this to impose license withdrawals.

Is a plea of nolo contedere considered as a conviction?

This is a conviction for purposes of imposing suspensions that apply to people under age 21.

Third or subsequent offense of any railroad grade crossing offense while operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle

Within a 3 year period

Can Georgia residence be able to have a points reduction?

Yes

Can a president may apply for reinstatement and return of the license or the eligibility to obtain a license?

Yes

Can you add additional chemical test of blood, breath, urine or other bodily substances of your expense and from qualified personnel after submitting to the required tests?

Yes

What do you do when you do not have your Commercial Driver's License but your commercial driving privileges are disqualified?

You will not be eligible to obtain a CDL during the period of the disqualification.


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