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Committee advances plan to intercept tax refunds for unpaid reinstatement fees

TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE · February 25, 2019
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Summary

A Senate committee advanced legislation allowing DFNA to intercept state tax refunds to collect court-assessed reinstatement fees (estimated outstanding balance cited at about $57.7 million); sponsors said notice and court-challenge opportunities will be provided and revenue allocation would be set through appropriations.

A Senate committee voted to advance a bill that would let the Department of Finance and Administration (DFNA) capture state tax refunds to collect unpaid driver reinstatement fees that courts already assessed.

DFNA told the committee the outstanding balance on reinstatement fees is ‘‘approximately 57,700,000.0,’’ and described a process in which DFNA would send a…

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