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In Ohio, there are more than 3 million driver’s license suspensions every year that are related to debt, not driving, according to Ohio Poverty Law Center.

Legally Speaking, a new law will bring that number way down, which is a huge win for income equity advocates.

With Gov. Mike DeWine signing House Bill 29 into law, Ohio driver’s licenses that had been suspended for non-driving-related offenses will be reinstated, and there will be new limits on suspending driver’s licenses for those kinds of things in the future.

In the past, you could lose your license if you didn’t pay a court fine or fee, for school truancy or drug abuse crimes.

But that won’t be an option in these cases any more, with the exception being if a vehicle was used to help a person make, distribute or traffic drugs.

If you did lose your license for failing to to pay a court fine or fee, it will be automatically and retroactively reinstated with no reinstatement fees.

Stephanie Haney is Legally Speaking.