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Committee backs SFMTA ordinance to move youth fare cases out of court and set reduced fines
Summary
The committee forwarded an ordinance implementing California Senate Bill 413 to allow administrative processing of youth transit violations, with SFMTA proposing a $56 fine for youth (50% of the adult fine) and testimony from youth commissioners and community offices supporting the decriminalization of youth fare evasion.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee unanimously forwarded an amendment to the San Francisco Transportation Code intended to implement California Senate Bill 413’s provisions allowing local jurisdictions to process youth transit violations administratively rather than through the court system.
Diana Hammonds of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency told the committee the ordinance would consolidate fare evasion regulations, revise passenger conduct…
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