Driving Suspended in Surry County

Driving Suspended charges in Surry County result in conviction far more often than statewide averages suggest is typical. With an 89.2 percent conviction rate against Virginia's statewide dismissal rate of 25.7 percent, defendants in Surry County face significantly steeper odds. Only 6.8 percent of cases are dismissed locally, compared to the statewide average of 25.7 percent—a gap of nearly 19 percentage points. Just 4.1 percent of cases reach acquittal. These numbers indicate that Surry County handles Driving Suspended charges with little leniency at the case dismissal stage.

More than half of defendants—54.4 percent—see their charges reduced rather than prosecuted as charged, predominantly to NO DRIVERS LICENSE (51.2 percent of reductions). Cases move relatively quickly, with a median resolution time of 91 days. Defendants who are convicted face modest sentences: the median and average both stand at 10 days, and average fines total about 106 dollars. The high plea rate of 89.2 percent mirrors the conviction rate, indicating most cases resolve through guilty pleas rather than trial.