State debt collection strategy includes hundreds of potential driver’s license suspensions per month

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 464

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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A South Dakota state agency requests an average of 249 driver’s license suspensions per month as part of its efforts to collect debts owed to state government, a legislative oversight panel heard Tuesday.

The figure hasn’t changed much in recent years, and many of the debtors enter a payment plan before their license is suspended. It’s an effective way to push debtors who’ve ducked multiple attempts to collect unpaid fees, said Jason …

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