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Committee sends resolution calling for notice on online traffic payments after judge recounts risks
Summary
House Resolution 449, sparked by concerns from an Atlanta judge, passed the committee to study or require clearer notice that paying traffic citations online can carry license points or suspensions and may be treated as a guilty plea.
The committee approved House Resolution 449 after testimony from an Atlanta municipal judge who described how online payments of traffic citations under the state's traffic violations bureau can result in unintended licensing consequences.
The resolution, introduced to the committee as a request to address modern online payment systems, responds to testimony from Judge Gary Jackson of the Atlanta Municipal Court. Jackson said the…
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