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Committee presses WMATA on fare‑evasion enforcement after Office of Administrative Hearings complaints
Summary
Councilmembers pressed WMATA about a large increase in notices of violation and a judge's finding that many WMATA notices to respondents were legally deficient; WMATA said it is working with the Office of Administrative Hearings to correct forms and will push digitization to reduce errors.
The committee devoted significant time to fare enforcement practices after members raised concerns over the volume of notices of violation (NOVs) and a finding by the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) that many of WMATA—s NOVs filed in D.C. were legally deficient.
Councilmember Christina Henderson quoted the chief administrative judge at OAH, saying in effect that NOVs filed by WMATA had often been "illegible or have missing pages," used an incorrect mailing or e‑mail address, and included false warnings about penalties that did not accurately explain how respondents appeal. Henderson read…
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