Groups that can sanction a driver include:
- Licensing authorities or traffic commissioners, who can suspend, revoke, or disqualify a driver's license based on misconduct or unsafe driving behavior.
- Law enforcement agencies, which can issue fines, penalties, or criminal charges such as for impaired driving or other traffic offenses.
- Regulatory bodies in specific fields such as commercial or vocational driving can take disciplinary actions regarding professional driving licenses.
- Courts, which can impose fines, jail sentences, driving prohibitions, and other legal sanctions following convictions.
- Sports governing bodies (e.g., FIA in Formula 1) can sanction drivers for misconduct within professional sports competitions.
These groups have varying jurisdiction and types of sanctions depending on the nature of the offense and the driver's role (e.g., private, commercial, or professional driver).