Legislation would stop license suspensions for toll violations

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Legislation moving through the House of Delegates would spare motorists from having their driver’s licenses suspended as punishment for going through a toll without paying.

Del. Tom Rust, R-Herndon, who introduced the proposal, said he is not trying to be easy on toll violators. When the General Assembly passed legislation setting up punishments for driving through a toll lane without paying, he said, lawmakers did not intend for violators who did not pay the toll and then ignored the additional $25 to $100 penalty to lose their licenses.

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