Mailroom problem causes Georgia to reinstate 6,300 suspended driver’s licenses

ATLANTA — Georgia Department of Human Services said this week that driver’s licenses have have been reinstated for about 6,300 individuals whose licenses had been suspended for nonpayment of child support.

DHS Commissioner Robyn A. Crittenden said her department asked state Department of Driver Services to reinstate the licenses once the DHS determined it could not confirm whether all of the affected individuals received letters notifying them of the potential for a suspended driver’s license.

DHS officials late last week discovered an interruption in mail service that could have prevented parents who have been ordered to pay child support from receiving proper notice of Human Services’ intent to suspend their license. Department officials said those who had been eligible for driver’s license suspension between July and October were likely affected by the issue.

“Our No. 1 priority in the Division of Child Support Services is making sure children are supported by both their parents,” Crittenden said. “The process that supports the program must be fair, and out of an abundance of caution, we asked DDS to reinstate these licenses so we can be sure parents receive the proper notice. I am grateful to DDS Commissioner Bert Brantley and his staff for their partnership and quick action in assisting DHS in correcting this issue.”

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