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Committee recommends ITL on bill that would bar suspensions for unpaid towing/storage debts
Summary
The Transportation Committee recommended inexpedient to legislate on House Bill 414 (9–7), which would have barred suspension of registration or driving privileges to collect private towing or storage debts.
The Transportation Committee voted 9–7 to recommend inexpedient to legislate on House Bill 414, which would prohibit the Division of Motor Vehicles from suspending registration or license privileges solely to collect private towing or storage debts. The committee heard detailed testimony from towing industry representatives and Division of Motor Vehicles staff about how the current statutory process operates and why towing companies rely on administrative suspension as a collection tool.
Representative Miller, the bill’s sponsor, described cases in which vehicle owners—after crashes or breakdowns—lost the ability to register vehicles or, in some cases, had driving-privilege suspensions carried over a long period. "A…
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