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Sgt. Earl Durrance with the Valdosta Police Department uses a laser gun to monitor the speed of motorists on West Hill Avenue Wednesday.


The back of the laser gun shows the speed of a vehicle clocked by the device used by the Valdosta Police Department.


Drivers beware

By Malynda Fulton
The Valdosta Daily Times

Driver’s license suspensions subject to increased reinstatement fees include the following:

• O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-22.1: Tiered fee structure for license suspensions imposed upon teens under age 16 who are convicted of DUI or drug offenses. The first offense is $210 (or $200 if paid by mail). The second offense is $310 (or $300 if paid by mail). The third or subsequent offense is $410 (or $400.00 if paid by mail).

• O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-30: Imposes a new reinstatement fee of $210 (or $200 if paid by mail) for license suspensions resulting from convictions for violations of license restrictions.

• O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-56: Increases the reinstatement fee for license suspensions for failure to appear to $100 (or $90 if paid by mail).

• O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-57.1: Increases the reinstatement fee for a second or subsequent serious juvenile suspension to $310 (or $300 if paid by mail).

• O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-62: Increases the reinstatement fee for habitual violator revocations to $410 (or $400 if paid by mail).

• O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-70: Increases the reinstatement fees for license suspensions for driving without insurance. The fee for a first suspension within five years will be $210 (or $200 if paid by mail), and the fee for reinstatement of a second or subsequent suspension within five years will be $310 (or $300 if paid by mail).

• O.C.G.A. §40-5-75: Tiered fee structure for controlled substance suspensions. The first offense in five years is $210 (or $200 if paid by mail). The second offense in five years is $310 (or $300 if paid by mail). The third offense in five years is $410 (or $400 if paid by mail).

• O.C.G.A. §40-5-84: Tiered fee structure for points suspensions and suspensions for mandatory offenses. The first offense in five years is $210 (or $200 if paid by mail). The second offense in five years is $310 (or $300 if paid by mail). The third offense in five years is $410 (or $400 if paid by mail).

• O.C.G.A. §40-5-121: Tiered fee structure for suspensions imposed for driving with a suspended license. The first offense in five years is $210 (or $200 if paid by mail). The second offense in five years is $310 (or $300 if paid by mail). The third offense in five years is $410 (or $400 if paid by mail).

Source: Georgia Department of Driver Services.



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