Section 16-13-708 - Revocation of registration or license(a)(1) A court may request in writing and under certification that the Department of Finance and Administration revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the motor vehicle registration or driver's license of a person who has failed to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of a court-ordered fine.(2) However, the court shall not make a request to the department as described under subdivision (a)(1) of this section before the court has scheduled a hearing to address the person's nonpayment of the court-ordered fine and the person has failed to appear at the hearing.(3) The court may issue an order for a restricted driving permit in accordance with § 27-16-916.(b) For driver's license revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal, the court must provide the department with the reason for the revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal, the amount the person owes the court, and the person's full name, date of birth, and last known address.(c) For motor vehicle registration revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal, the court must provide the department with the reason for the revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal, the amount the person owes the court, and the person's full name and the license plate number or vehicle identification number of the person's vehicle.(d)(1) An acquittal or a dismissal of a charge of failure to pay a fine or failure to appear at a hearing to address nonpayment of a fine that is used as the basis to revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the person's driver's license or motor vehicle registration shall reverse the revocation of, suspension of, or refusal to renew the person's driver's license or motor vehicle registration under this section.(2) Upon an acquittal or dismissal of a charge as described in subdivision (d)(1) of this section, the Office of Driver Services shall reinstate the person's driver's license or motor vehicle registration without charging a reinstatement fee, and the charge shall not be used to determine the number of previous offenses when administratively revoking, suspending, or refusing to renew the person's driver's license in the future.Amended by Act 2021, No. 1049,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.Acts 1995, No. 1262, § 8.