An Act relative to ending failure-to-pay license suspensions

This bill amends Massachusetts law to stop the automatic suspension of driver's licenses and vehicle registrations solely because an individual failed to pay a traffic fine. Under the new rules, a license will no longer be suspended just because a person missed a deadline to request a noncriminal hearing or failed to pay the fine within a set time. Instead, the law requires that these licenses remain active unless the registrar explicitly cancels them after a specific process is followed. The changes also remove certain automatic suspension triggers and ensure that court officials must formally notify the registrar before any suspension can occur. Ultimately, the legislation aims to prevent people from losing their driving privileges due to financial inability to pay fines rather than committing new offenses.