Suspension
When your license is suspended for violation of
Georgia driving law, your driving privilege is
temporarily withdrawn for a specific period of time.
Mandatory Suspension
Georgia driving law stipulates that the Department
shall mandatory suspend a license for a conviction of any
of the following traffic law offenses in Georgia or any
other state:
1.Homicide by vehicle.
2. A conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
3. Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used.
4. Using a motor vehicle in fleeing or attempting to elude an officer.
5. Fraudulent or fictitious use of, or application for a license.
6. Hit and run or leaving the scene of an accident.
7. Racing.
8. If you refuse to take a chemical test for intoxication, then your
license will be suspended for 12 months.
9. Operating a motor vehicle with a revoked, canceled, or suspended
registration in violation of Code Section 40-6-15.
10. Conviction for driving without insurance is a 60/90-day suspension.
11. If convicted for driving while license is
suspended, revoked or canceled, your driver's license
will be further suspended for six months.
12. If you fail to appear in court or respond to a citation, your license
may be suspended indefinitely.
13. Your driver's license will be suspended if you are convicted of
possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale
or transfer of a controlled substance or marijuana.
14. The Department is authorized to suspend your license if its records
or other evidence shows that you have accumulated 15
points within 24 months under the point system, including
violations committed out of state.
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