Programa de pago de tarifas para la reactivación de licencias de conducir en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Si te suspendieron la licencia de conducir, puedes pedir una nueva por un año para pagar lo que debes. Tienes que hacer pagos mensuales hasta que saldes la deuda.

Es como cuando tienes que pagar una deuda en partes. Imagina que debes dinero por un juguete; puedes llevarlo a casa mientras pagas poco a poco.

Ejemplo Práctico

Juan, que vive en Carolina del Sur, le suspendieron la licencia porque no pagó una multa. Él puede solicitar una licencia temporal por un año, donde pagará $20 cada mes hasta que cubra lo que debe. Si logra pagar todo, podrá renovar su licencia normal.

Penalidades

Si no pagas las tarifas al final del periodo de doce meses, se reactivarán las suspensiones existentes.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 56-1-395. Driver's license reinstatement fee payment program. (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall establish a driver's license reinstatement fee payment program. A person who is a South Carolina resident, is eighteen years of age or older, and has had his driver's license suspended may apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles to obtain a license valid for no more than twelve months to allow time for payment of reinstatement fees. If the person has served all of his suspensions, has met all other conditions for reinstatement, and owes two hundred dollars or more of South Carolina reinstatement fees only for suspensions that are listed in subsection (E), the Department of Motor Vehicles may issue a twelve-month license upon payment of a forty-dollar administrative fee and payment of ten percent of the reinstatement fees owed. Of the forty-dollar administrative fee, the department may retain five dollars to cover the cost of operating the program. The remainder must be credited to the State Highway Fund established in Section 57-11-20. (B) During the period of the twelve-month license, the person must make periodic payments of the reinstatement fees owed. Monies paid shall be applied to suspensions in chronological order, with the oldest fees being paid first. The department may provide the person with a fee schedule that shows how much the person may pay every month to satisfy the fees that he owes in a timely manner. The department may allow a person to make payments toward the payment program online. However, the first and final payments must be paid in person at one of the department's branch offices. (C) When all fees are paid, and the department records demonstrate that the person has no other suspensions, the person is eligible to renew his regular d