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Supervisors Hear Testimony on License Suspensions, Amnesty, Towing Fees and Collection Practices; Task-Force Idea Raised
Summary
At a Feb. 25 committee hearing supervisors, city agencies and community groups debated driver—6s license suspensions tied to unpaid fines, the state amnesty program, Project 20 community-service/payment plans, SFMTA tow-fee contracts and the role of private collections contractor Alliance 1. The committee filed the hearing record and supervisors said they would pursue follow-up policy work.
"The city and county of San Francisco should not be in the job of impoverishing our working class and low income communities," Chair Supervisor Jane Kim said as she opened a Feb. 25 hearing examining how fines, towing and debt collection affect residents.
The hearing assembled city staff and community advocates to review a chain of practices that can lead from a citation to court-ordered debt and, in some cases, a suspended driver—6s license. Ruth Sapelt (Office of Economic & Workforce Development) summarized a statewide Traffic Tickets Infractions Amnesty Program (Oct 2015—1Feb 2016) that can reduce certain pre-Jan 2013 debt by 50—80% and lift DMV holds once an applicant sets up a payment plan and makes a first payment; she stressed implementation challenges, including county-by-county administration, multiple application fees and mail/phone-only processes that make access difficult for those without stable phone access.
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