• DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I’m so confused by this situation.

    From the article, it appears that he exists in a perpetual liminal state between having and not having a license, state id, and driving privileges.

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      4 months ago

      I’m very confused as well.

      Harris had never had a driver’s license—only a state ID—and in fact had had his driving privileges suspended last year.

      How can you suspend someone’s driving privileges if they never had them in the first place?

      • ValenThyme@reddthat.com
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        4 months ago

        You are conflating the license itself with the privilege to drive. The answer is you can suspend the driving privilege regardless of the current or past drivers license issuance. This would prevent any new license from being issued even if they were otherwise eligible. Happens if you get caught driving before you pass your driving test all the time.