HOW MANY POINTS ARE ON MY LICENSE MICHIGAN DRIVERS
As more drivers face annual fees of several hundred dollars to keep their licenses, the poorest will respond by not paying the fees. More tickets will make more motorists subject to the points tax. There will be serious unintended consequences. The state legislature and city governments are sure to put pressure on police agencies to issue more tickets." "It creates a vested interest effect: more police revenue equals more patrols, which equals more tickets, which equals more revenue. "Guaranteeing police a share of motorist fines will lead to further fine increases down the road," says Eric Skrum of the National Motorists Association. This sets a dangerous precedent, as the agencies that issue tickets will directly profit from them. This additional money will go to local governments and police, county sheriffs, the State Police, the state General Fund and local fire departments. If you receive an Operating Under the Influence of Liquor (OUIL), not only do you have to pay your fine, a new $40 surtax, and license reinstatement fee, but you will also be getting a $1,000 bill each year for the next two years (courtesy of Governor Granholm and Senator Gilbert). If you're stopped and you can't present proof of insurance, you must pay a $300 fine, even if you later prove you do have insurance. If you have seven points on your drivers license, you will be paying $100 each year for two years.Īnd, you will be paying an additional $50 per point for every point above seven. Public Act 165 has instituted new "Driver Responsibility Fees" which amounts to raised fines and surcharges on traffic tickets.
HOW MANY POINTS ARE ON MY LICENSE MICHIGAN FULL
Most drivers don't realize the full extent of the penalties coming their way. On October 1, new fees, fines and surcharges aimed at generating more revenue, at the expense of Michigan motorists, goes into effect. I had gotten a request from the State to renew my tags by mail, and there was nothing in that letter that implied there would be a fine.įOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2003 I had no knowledge of this fine, before I walked into the DMV. My comment was - this is really sneaky - The State should warn the people the first year, then apply the fine the next year. The Clerk handed me a little Xerox slip of paper that told me: since I didn't renew the tags on or before the 1st of Oct.I was being charged $10.00 per tag late fees. you no longer have the "month" of your tags (registration) expiration to renew.they must be renewed on or before the FIRST DAY of the MONTH they expire. I went into the Secretary of State Office on the 14th of Oct to renew my tags. Just to WARN everyone.I got caught by the $10.00 tag renewal on my vehicles.