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New Restricted License Available for Driving On Suspended Convictions

On July 1, persons whose licenses have been suspended because of prior driving on suspended convictions became eligible to apply for restricted licenses for the first time. This new law was passed through the efforts of Drive-To-Work. It joins another law adopted in 2008 at the initiative of Drive-To-Work.

The new law requires that the original suspension (such as 90-days) would have run, if it had been measured from the date of the conviction. Then a court must decide if the applicant has “good cause,” such as a job he or she must get to or school to attend or medical appointments to make.

“This new restricted license will be a great opportunity for anyone who has removed all other causes of suspension, but still must let the clock run on court-ordered suspensions imposed, in many cases, years ago,” said Randy Rollins, President of Drive-To-Work. “We are happy to assist anyone who needs help on a restricted license.”

Clients Served and Licenses Obtained

Since it opened in 2007, Drive-To-Work has seen dramatic increases in demand for its services and outstanding results. Here are the results through August 2009:

Requests for information	1,780
Applications received	844
Clients	392
Licenses	120

Clients pay an administrative fee starting at $150 and increasing as their cases become more complex. This is substantially less than normal legal costs which can range from $1,000 to $5,000.

Prep Course for Driver’s Examination

Did you know that nearly 40% fail the written part of DMV’s driver’s examination the first time they take it?

Did you know that anyone failing the written part of the driver’s examination three times must take a 36-hour “re-examination course” usually costing over $100 before being allowed to take the test a fourth time?

To help with this problem, Drive-To-Work has developed an adult-oriented prep course for the written portion of the DMV driver’s examination, with the assistance of the Virginia Association of Driver Education Teachers (VADETS). This course will be available on line beginning in mid-December, 2009, to assist people to avoid failing the test. We are expecting course completion to take about four hours of your time and to cost less than $50.00.

When the course is ready, anyone can learn about it on the Drive-To-Work web page, where you can register.

Randy Rollins Receives Richmond Bar’s Public Service Award

Randy Rollins, President of Drive-To-Work, was awarded the Hill-Tucker Public Service award by the Richmond Bar Association at its March 2009 meeting.

The award is named for its first recipients, Oliver Hill and Samuel Tucker, and is awarded annually to members of the legal profession who render conspicuous public service and otherwise distinguish themselves in service to society beyond the practice of law.

Rollins was recognized for founding Drive-To-Work. The person who nominated him said, “Randy identified a problem…where Virginias could not obtain a Virginia drivers licenses because they had no job to pay fines to have driving privileges restored…. They were stuck in a cycle of administrative punishment from which they could not escape.”

Drive-To-Work on the Radio

Randy Rollins gave an interview to WRIR, at FM 97.3, Richomond, on the problem faced by drivers with suspended licenses and how to fix it. Listen to the interview by clicking on the ">" arrow in the sound player below: