Which offense involves operating while license/registration is suspended/revoked for no insurance?

Which offense involves operating while license/registration is suspended/revoked for no insurance?

• A. 509-1
• B. 319
• C. 306-b
• D. 355

Answer: (D)

When a driver’s license or vehicle registration has been suspended or revoked because of lack of insurance, two things happen: the no-insurance offense itself, and a separate offense for driving after the suspension. The item described asks for the offense that specifically covers operating a vehicle while the license or registration is suspended or revoked due to no insurance. That scenario is punished by the statute that makes it illegal to operate after such a suspension. The other listed statutes cover the no-insurance offense itself or other, unrelated violations, so they do not describe the act of continuing to drive once suspended for that reason.

When a driver’s license or vehicle registration has been suspended or revoked because of lack of insurance, two things happen: the no-insurance offense itself, and a separate offense for driving after the suspension. The item described asks for the offense that specifically covers operating a vehicle while the license or registration is suspended or revoked due to no insurance. That scenario is punished by the statute that makes it illegal to operate after such a suspension. The other listed statutes cover the no-insurance offense itself or other, unrelated violations, so they do not describe the act of continuing to drive once suspended for that reason.