Courts may allow limited driving for people facing license revocations

Courts may authorize covered people to drive for the listed purposes during a license revocation. This covers people convicted, or found by a juvenile court to have committed, one of the listed offenses while in a vehicle. A court order and proof of financial responsibility are required. This means showing the person can meet the financial obligations required by the referenced law. Permitted trips cover work, child care pickup or drop-off, health appointments, school, court, probation appointments, 24/7 sobriety testing, counseling, treatment, and aftercare. The license revocation lasts 90 days for a first offense. For a later offense, it lasts one year or until the person's 17th birthday, whichever is longer.

Judges must limit covered suspended drivers to the listed purposes. This covers people whose driving privileges a magistrate judge or circuit judge suspends under section 32-35-121. Before driving, the person must establish an accepted form of financial responsibility and maintain it throughout the restriction. Permitted trips cover work, child care pickup or drop-off, health appointments, school, court, probation appointments, 24/7 sobriety testing, counseling, treatment, and aftercare. The driving restriction lasts for the suspension period required by section 32-35-121.