Bell v. Burson and Driver’s-License Suspension: The Due-Process Principle and Its Limits
Accuracy update — reviewed August 7, 2026. Bell v. Burson protects procedural due process before certain driver’s-license suspensions. It does not guarantee reinstatement, establish a right to drive without a license, or automatically invalidate child-support suspension statutes. What Bell held In Bell v. Burson, 402 U.S. 535 (1971), Georgia sought to suspend an uninsured motorist’s […]