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Bill would bar DMV from suspending licenses over private towing/storage debt
Summary
Representative Ellen Reed told the committee HB 414 would prohibit the Division of Motor Vehicles from suspending driver's licenses solely because a driver owes a private towing or storage company. Testimony included constituent accounts and a DMV official said the department could supply data on suspensions.
Representative Ellen Reed told the House Transportation Committee that House Bill 414 would prohibit the Division of Motor Vehicles from suspending a driver's license on the basis of unpaid private towing or storage charges. Reed said the practice can leave low‑ and moderate‑income residents without a license after an accident in which they had no choice of tow vendor, cutting off work and trapping people in a debt cycle.
Reed described a scenario: a driver involved in a wreck has the vehicle towed by a company chosen by police, lacks insurance and faces storage fees that can total hundreds of dollars. Under current practice, she said, an unpaid balance…
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