{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1301.37","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 50-1301.37","heading":"Suspension of license and registration upon conviction of certain offenses; exceptions; transmission of judgments.","body":"(a)\nThe DMV shall suspend, in accordance with the requirements of § 50-1301.38, the license and registration of any person who was convicted or adjudicated a juvenile delinquent by a final order or judgment for, or who forfeited any bond or collateral given to secure their appearance for trial for a violation of, the following offenses:\n(1)\nDriving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or a drug, as described in § 50-2206.11;\n(2)\nDriving under the influence of alcohol or a drug; commercial vehicle, as described in § 50-2206.12;\n(3)\nOperating a vehicle while impaired, as described in § 50-2206.14;\n(4)\nAny homicide resulting from a person being struck by a motor vehicle, including:\n(A)\nMurder in the first degree, as described in § 22-2101;\n(B)\nMurder in the second degree, as described in § 22-2103;\n(C)\nManslaughter; and\n(D)\nNegligent homicide, as described in § 50-2203.01;\n(5)\nLeaving after colliding, as described in § 50-2201.05c;\n(6)\nAggravated reckless driving, as described in §50-2201.04(b-1);\n(7)\nAny felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used; or\n(8)\nAny offense committed in another state which, if committed in the District of Columbia, would constitute one of the offenses listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) of this subsection.\n\n(b)\nNotwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the DMV shall not suspend registrations as described in subsection (a) of this section in cases where the conviction was based on:\n(1)\nA person's operation of a vehicle owned by or leased to the United States, the District of Columbia, another state, or a political subdivision thereof; and\n(2)\nThe person was acting as an agent of the United States, the District of Columbia, another state, or a political subdivision thereof.\n\n(c)\n(1)\n(A)\nWhenever a judgment of conviction for any offense listed in subsection (a) of this section has become final, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall transmit a record of the conviction to the DMV.\n(B)\nA judgment of conviction shall be deemed to have become final for the purposes of this subsection if:\n(i)\nNo appeal is taken from the judgment upon the expiration of the time within which an appeal could have been taken; or\n(ii)\nAn appeal is taken from the judgment, the date upon which the judgment, having been sustained, can no longer be appealed from or reviewed on a writ of certiorari.\n(2)\nIf the DMV receives a record of a conviction of a nonresident, the DMV shall transmit the record to the state or territorial agency that issued the nonresident's license.\n\n(d)\nNothing in this section shall limit the power of a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to limit or restrict a defendant's driving privileges as a condition of a pre-trial release or as a component of the defendant's sentence.","path":["Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 13. Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility.","Subchapter V. Proof of Financial Responsibility."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-1301.37","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0607f85b40588f70e1e0e3bc6e88605a04fc0f116f41c7bcec474c8386c1fcdc","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1301.36","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1301.38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}