is forced to find another means of transportation to and from work. For some this problem may result in a driver continuing to drive, risking additional citations and larger fines. According to the Law SB 833 by Sen. Quentin Kopp, San Francisco. The “Police can immediately seize and impound a vehicle involved in a traffic accident if the driver is operating the vehicle with a suspended or revoked license.” (NewsBank News File, web-site)There is another way a driver can lose their license. The DMV keeps a driving record on all drivers with a running point tally, accumulating every moving violation a licensee receives. The points, either one or two are given according to the type of offense committed. Any driver accumulating four points in one year will be considered a negligent operator and may have their license suspended. Six points in two years or eight points in three years results in the same punishment. (CA DMV, web-site)With escalating fines the hypothetical driver can encounter an even greater problem trying to renew registration and have his/her suspension expunged. In the California Vehicle Code, 14911.“When a notice of failure to appear or failure to pay a fine is recorded on the department records pursuant to Sections 40509 and 40509.5, the fine and any penalty assessments shall be a lien upon all vehicles of the defendant of a type subject to registration under this code.” Meaning that for excessive fines the court can order a vehicle confiscated and auctioned in order to expunge the debts a driver has accrued. Further illustrating the lack of compassion for the poor by the DMV. Foreign immigrants moving into the state of California now have further difficulties acquiring a license. According to an article in the Orange County Register “As of March 1, 1994 DMV clerks will be required to verify the legal presence in this country of first-time applicants for driver’s license...
