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    Act 138 of 2024

    Act 138 of 2024 allows for people who meet certain eligibility criteria to complete community service in lieu of paying fines for driving related offenses. It also establishes the Relief from Administrative Suspension Program.

    Act 138 of 2024

    Act 138 of 2024 (SB 1118) was signed into law on October 31, 2024. The law became effective on April 30, 2026.

    This Act amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and Title 75 (Vehicles) to require courts to determine an individual’s ability to pay, prior to adjudication. It also permits courts to make arrangements for individuals to complete community service as an alternative adjudication program in lieu of paying fines.

    This law also directs the Department of Transportation to waive the restoration fee for people who enter a program of community service in lieu of paying fines, who make an agreement for installment payments, or who are found unable to pay.

    This law creates the Relief from Administrative Suspension Program, which grants relief for individuals who properly apply for and meet the eligibility criteria.

    Please refer to the fact sheet for the Relief from Administrative Suspension Program for further details on the eligibility criteria.
    Download the application form for the Relief from Administrative Suspension Program (DL-3732)

    Please note: The law does not end or rescind any other active or pending driving privilege suspensions imposed that are unrelated to the suspensions covered under the law nor does it remove the record of the conviction, adjudication of delinquency, or admission into a pre-adjudication program from the driver record.