Committee probes how existing DMV penalties will interact with mileage fee
Lawmakers pressed AOT staff on whether existing DMV penalties (registration, inspection and insurance fines) would stack with new mileage-fee enforcement; AOT said existing penalties remain and the draft favors vehicle-level holds over driver license suspensions.
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Senators asked whether already-existing DMV penalties would still apply to people participating in the mileage program and whether the proposed language would stack fines. Patrick Murphy of the Agency of Transportation confirmed the draft does not change existing penalties and emphasized the enforcement approach focuses on the vehicle, not suspending a driver's license. "This should relate to a vehicle's use of infrastructure and not to the individual driving the vehicle," Murphy said.
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