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This bill changes
the penalties for failure to register a vehicle, expired registrations, and
failure to change out-of-state registrations. The bill also provides that a
complaint will be dismissed if a person is charged with one of these
violations but shows satisfactory evidence of registration that was in effect
at the time of the alleged violation or if the person subsequently registered
the vehicle prior to the date required for filing an answer to the complaint.
According to the Judicial Branch, it is estimated that revenues collected
from fines and surcharges associated with expired registrations and failure
to register a vehicle totaled $470,302 in 2019. Assuming that 80% of these
violations will now be dismissed, it is estimated that $376,242 in revenue
will no longer accrue to the General Fund beginning in FY 2022-23.
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