Amends existing law to provide for renewal of a suspended noncommercial driver's license in certain instances.

This is one of a series of bills the Supreme Court has recommended in its annual report to the Governor concerning defects or omissions in the laws, as required by article V, section 25 of the Idaho Constitution. Chapter 3 of Title 49, Idaho Code, currently prohibits the renewal any driver’s license that is suspended. However, as authorized by statute, drivers with suspended licenses are often times granted limited driving privilegeswhichrestricttheirdrivingtocertaintimesorpurposes,suchaswork,school,orhealthappointments. The inability to renew a suspended license creates procedural issues for courts and probationers who are driving pursuant to limited driving privileges. In order to eliminate these problems, this bill will amend I.C. §§ 49-303(5) and 319(1)(e) to allow persons with a suspended driver’s license to renew such license, and subject a license so renewed to the existing suspension.