§ 31-11-18 Driving after denial,suspension, or revocation of license. – (a) Any person who drives a motor vehicle on any highway of this state whonever applied for a license, or who drives after his or her application for alicense has been refused, or after his or her license has expired or whootherwise drives without a license, or at a time when his or her license tooperate is suspended, revoked, or cancelled, for reasons other than thoseprovided for in § 31-11-18.1, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) The division of motor vehicles, upon receiving a recordof the conviction of any person upon a charge of driving a motor vehicle whilethe license of the person was suspended, shall suspend the person's license foran additional three (3) months. Upon receiving a record of second violation,the division of motor vehicles shall suspend the license for an additional six(6) months. Any subsequent conviction shall result in license revocation. Uponreceiving a record of conviction of any person upon a charge of driving afterhis or her application for a license has been refused, or upon a charge ofdriving by one who never applied for a license or who otherwise drives withouta license, or after his or her license has expired or has been revoked orcanceled, the division of motor vehicles shall not issue a new license for anadditional period of one year from and after the date the person wouldotherwise have been entitled to apply for a new license.
(c) Upon a first conviction under this section, a fine of notless than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars($500) shall be imposed, and imprisonment for a term not to exceed thirty (30)days may be imposed. For the second and any subsequent conviction, a fine ofnot less than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) nor more than one thousanddollars ($1,000) may be imposed and an imprisonment for up to one year may beimposed. The imposition of fines may be in addition to the suspension oflicense that may be imposed by the court.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of thissection, any person driving after his or her license has expired shall beissued a summons to appear in district court not fewer than ten (10) days afterthe issuance of the summons, and shall not be taken into custody based solelyon this charge. Any person who shall cause his or her expired license to bereinstated by the division of motor vehicles within ten (10) days afterissuance of the summons may present proof of reinstatement at the headquartersof the charging police department. Presentation of proof of reinstatementwithin ten (10) days after the issuance of the summons shall cause the summonsto be voided and shall otherwise constitute a complete defense to the charge ofdriving after expiration of license and a bar to prosecution for that charge.Any summons or records relating to the summons shall be expunged pursuant tothe provisions of chapter 1.3 of title 12. For the purposes of this subsection,each of the several state police barracks shall be considered as a separatepolice headquarters.
§ 31-11-18 Driving after denial,suspension, or revocation of license. – (a) Any person who drives a motor vehicle on any highway of this state whonever applied for a license, or who drives after his or her application for alicense has been refused, or after his or her license has expired or whootherwise drives without a license, or at a time when his or her license tooperate is suspended, revoked, or cancelled, for reasons other than thoseprovided for in § 31-11-18.1, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) The division of motor vehicles, upon receiving a recordof the conviction of any person upon a charge of driving a motor vehicle whilethe license of the person was suspended, shall suspend the person's license foran additional three (3) months. Upon receiving a record of second violation,the division of motor vehicles shall suspend the license for an additional six(6) months. Any subsequent conviction shall result in license revocation. Uponreceiving a record of conviction of any person upon a charge of driving afterhis or her application for a license has been refused, or upon a charge ofdriving by one who never applied for a license or who otherwise drives withouta license, or after his or her license has expired or has been revoked orcanceled, the division of motor vehicles shall not issue a new license for anadditional period of one year from and after the date the person wouldotherwise have been entitled to apply for a new license.
(c) Upon a first conviction under this section, a fine of notless than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars($500) shall be imposed, and imprisonment for a term not to exceed thirty (30)days may be imposed. For the second and any subsequent conviction, a fine ofnot less than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) nor more than one thousanddollars ($1,000) may be imposed and an imprisonment for up to one year may beimposed. The imposition of fines may be in addition to the suspension oflicense that may be imposed by the court.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of thissection, any person driving after his or her license has expired shall beissued a summons to appear in district court not fewer than ten (10) days afterthe issuance of the summons, and shall not be taken into custody based solelyon this charge. Any person who shall cause his or her expired license to bereinstated by the division of motor vehicles within ten (10) days afterissuance of the summons may present proof of reinstatement at the headquartersof the charging police department. Presentation of proof of reinstatementwithin ten (10) days after the issuance of the summons shall cause the summonsto be voided and shall otherwise constitute a complete defense to the charge ofdriving after expiration of license and a bar to prosecution for that charge.Any summons or records relating to the summons shall be expunged pursuant tothe provisions of chapter 1.3 of title 12. For the purposes of this subsection,each of the several state police barracks shall be considered as a separatepolice headquarters.
§ 31-11-18 Driving after denial,suspension, or revocation of license. – (a) Any person who drives a motor vehicle on any highway of this state whonever applied for a license, or who drives after his or her application for alicense has been refused, or after his or her license has expired or whootherwise drives without a license, or at a time when his or her license tooperate is suspended, revoked, or cancelled, for reasons other than thoseprovided for in § 31-11-18.1, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) The division of motor vehicles, upon receiving a recordof the conviction of any person upon a charge of driving a motor vehicle whilethe license of the person was suspended, shall suspend the person's license foran additional three (3) months. Upon receiving a record of second violation,the division of motor vehicles shall suspend the license for an additional six(6) months. Any subsequent conviction shall result in license revocation. Uponreceiving a record of conviction of any person upon a charge of driving afterhis or her application for a license has been refused, or upon a charge ofdriving by one who never applied for a license or who otherwise drives withouta license, or after his or her license has expired or has been revoked orcanceled, the division of motor vehicles shall not issue a new license for anadditional period of one year from and after the date the person wouldotherwise have been entitled to apply for a new license.
(c) Upon a first conviction under this section, a fine of notless than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars($500) shall be imposed, and imprisonment for a term not to exceed thirty (30)days may be imposed. For the second and any subsequent conviction, a fine ofnot less than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) nor more than one thousanddollars ($1,000) may be imposed and an imprisonment for up to one year may beimposed. The imposition of fines may be in addition to the suspension oflicense that may be imposed by the court.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of thissection, any person driving after his or her license has expired shall beissued a summons to appear in district court not fewer than ten (10) days afterthe issuance of the summons, and shall not be taken into custody based solelyon this charge. Any person who shall cause his or her expired license to bereinstated by the division of motor vehicles within ten (10) days afterissuance of the summons may present proof of reinstatement at the headquartersof the charging police department. Presentation of proof of reinstatementwithin ten (10) days after the issuance of the summons shall cause the summonsto be voided and shall otherwise constitute a complete defense to the charge ofdriving after expiration of license and a bar to prosecution for that charge.Any summons or records relating to the summons shall be expunged pursuant tothe provisions of chapter 1.3 of title 12. For the purposes of this subsection,each of the several state police barracks shall be considered as a separatepolice headquarters.
