Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

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 Councilmember Vincent C. Gray                                 Councilmember Trayon White, Sr.

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                                             A BILL

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                    IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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 To amend the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978 to authorize the Department

       of Motor Vehicles to establish an amnesty program to waive monetary penalties upon the

       payment of fines owed as a result of notices of infractions for parking, standing, and

       stopping violations issued prior to January 1, 2024, to waive monetary penalties upon the

       payment of fines owed as a result of notices of infractions issued through automated

       traffic enforcement systems prior to January 1, 2024, to permit persons owing such debt

       to obtain vehicle registration, and to exempt such debt from the Clean Hands Act.

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        BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this

 act may be cited as the “Ticket Amnesty Amendment Act of 2024”.

        Sec. 2. Section 901(a) of Title IX of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996,

 effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-198; D.C. Official Code §50-2209.01 (a) is amended to

 read as follows:

                       (1) The existing text is designated as paragraph (1),

                       (2) A new paragraph (2) is added to read as follows:

                       “(2) the Mayor is authorized to establish a six month ticket amnesty

 program that shall run at least six months consecutively and begin no more than sixty days

 from the date of approval of this Act. The amnesty program shall apply to all notices of

 infraction for parking, stopping, and standing violations issued prior to January 1, 2024 and all

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 automated traffic enforcement violations issued prior to January 1, 2024. During this period,

 any person who pays or agrees to pay the outstanding initial fines with respect to such

 violations shall have all monetary penalties waived.”

                (b) Section 303 of the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978,

 approved September 12, 1978 (D.C. Law D. 2-104; D.C. Official Code § 50-2303.03) is

 amended by adding a new subsection (f) to read as follows:

                “(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this section, the Mayor is authorized to

 establish a six month ticket amnesty program that shall run at least six months consecutively

 and begin no more than sixty days from the date of approval of this Act. The amnesty

 program shall apply to all notices of infraction for parking, stopping, and standing violations

 issued prior to January 1, 2024 and all automated traffic enforcement violations issued prior to

 January 1, 2024. During this period, any person who pays or agrees to pay the outstanding

 initial fines with respect to such violations shall have all monetary penalties waived.”.

                (c) Section 2(a) of An Act to provide additional revenue for the District of

 Columbia, and for other purposes, approved August 17, 1937 (50 Stat. 680; D.C. Official

 Code §50-1501.02(a)) is amended as follows:

                        (1) The existing text is designated as paragraph (1).

                        (2) A new paragraph (2) is added to read as follows:

                        “(2) Registration shall be issued if the owner has paid all applicable

 fines, fees, and taxes for the motor vehicle or trailer pursuant to this subchapter; except, that

 registration shall not be denied as a result of outstanding fines and penalties resulting from

 notices of infraction for parking, standing, and stopping violations issued before January 1,

 2024.”.

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                 (d) Section 47-2861 (a)(1)(C) of the District of Columbia Official Code is

 amended to read as follows:

                         (1) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the word “or” at the end.

                         (2) Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking the period and inserting the

 phrase “; or” in its place.

                         (3) A new subparagraph (D) is added to read as follows:

                                   “(D) Any motor vehicle registration issued pursuant to § 50-

 1501.02.”.

         Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

         The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal

 impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,

 approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).

         Sec. 4. Effective date.

         This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the

 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as

 provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December

 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of

 Columbia Register.

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