False Oregon DMV records lead to mistaken arrests, convictions for driving with suspended license [View all]

Nicholas Chappelle spent nearly a year at Snake River Correctional Institution after he was arrested and convicted for driving with a suspended license.

But he never should have spent a day behind bars.

Chappelle is one of untold numbers of Oregonians stopped by police, arrested, put in jail and even wrongfully convicted based on faulty DMV information -- a breakdown in record-keeping that has existed for years but the state never fixed.

The DMV has no idea how many people have been charged and prosecuted because of the erroneous records, but DMV administrator Amy Joyce acknowledges the problem has gone unaddressed for years.

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/02/false-oregon-dmv-records-lead-to-mistaken-arrests-convictions-for-driving-with-suspended-license.html