The rules surrounding what infractions can result in a driver’s license suspension may soon change if a bill introduced in the New Mexicon Senate passes.

As it stands, New Mexico suspends driver’s licenses for non-traffic related infringements including unpaid fines, fees or failure to appear in court. More than 200,000 licenses were suspended for those two reasons alone during the last two years.

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