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Aurora seeks to bring vehicle‑registration violations under municipal enforcement
Summary
The council advanced a local amendment to allow Aurora police to charge vehicle‑registration violations in municipal court rather than state court, giving the city local control of these enforcement actions and related revenue.
Aurora — The City Council advanced a proposal Monday to amend city code so officers can charge vehicle‑registration violations into municipal court rather than pursuing state court action.
Commander Matt Brookbacher said the change will give Aurora more local control over enforcement of registration violations, reduce the city’s reliance on state tickets, and retain fines locally. He described the measure as a companion to other traffic‑code changes discussed at the meeting.
Council members offered no objections and the item was advanced. Staff said the change will require code updates and internal procedures to move registration cases to municipal court.
