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House approves streamlined vehicle‑registration enforcement, adds municipal option and 4‑month amnesty window
Summary
The House approved a bill to simplify vehicle‑registration enforcement by allowing municipal courts to handle registration citations and offering a four‑month compliance window to encourage registration without incurring large fines.
The House passed amended House Bill 11‑12 after committee amendments that move a specific component of vehicle registration enforcement into municipal court and create a targeted compliance window.
Sponsors said the bill addresses enforcement gaps caused by jurisdictional friction—police often lack bandwidth to issue registration tickets because citations must be filed in separate county courts—and the legislation centralizes registration citations in municipal court and provides a four‑month period for owners to register and avoid fines. Members also discussed concerns about uninsured drivers and noted a separate policy forum would be needed to require insurance at registration.
