The House
Appropriations Committee met Wednesday and reported Senate
Bill 633 allowing for community service to be accepted as payment for
delinquent Driver’s Responsibility Fees. The $150 and $200 fines were
eliminated in 2012, but according to the House Fiscal Agency around $103.5
million is still owed to the state. Ten hours of community service would be
required for each assessment.
The bill would
require the Department of State to make community service forms available in
their offices, online, and at the Department of Treasury. Treasury would be
required to mail a notice informing those owing a responsibility fee of the new
option. The person owing the money would be required to mail the form back to
the Department of Treasury by December 31, 2015. After the Department of State
is notified that the community service option has been chosen, the person would
be required to complete the community service in a 45-day span.