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OATH warns day‑fines pilot would disrupt hearings, urges narrower design and voluntary participation
Summary
The mayor’s administrative justice coordinator warned the committee that Intro 551’s proposed ‘day fines’ pilot could require bifurcated hearings, major IT changes and additional resources, and recommended a voluntary, narrowly defined pilot that excludes offenses covered by the 2016 Criminal Justice Reform Act.
The administrative justice coordinator in the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice told the Council’s Committee on Governmental Operations that a proposed day‑fines pilot for administrative hearings — Intro 551 — could disrupt OATH operations unless it is carefully scoped, optional for respondents and coordinated with the Department of Finance and enforcement agencies.
“Requiring Oath to adopt a day fines pilot program along the line specified in the intro would wreak operational havoc on Oath,” David Golden said, testifying on behalf of the mayor’s office. He described OATH as a “complex agency that annually processes over 1,000,000 civil summonses” and cautioned that verifying income as part of penalty determination would likely force a two‑step hearing process, extensive IT reprogramming, new rulemaking and additional staff and training.
Why it matters: Intro 551 — a council bill expected to create a pilot requiring penalties tied to…
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