Previously licensed driver's could have up to six unpaid parking tickets without risking their license however a recent change to the law reduced that to three. The change could generate more than $400,000 for four of the Grosse Pointes alone.
Grosse Pointe court officials are urging anyone with unpaid parking tickets to pay up to avoid losing their driver's license.
A recent change in a state law regulating the issuance and renewal of driver's licenses could generate more than $400,000 in revenue in four of the Grosse Pointes. It is also likely to have a big impact for many municipalities throughout the state. Discussion about Senate Bill 0130 began in the state legislature last year but finally gained approval and was signed into law recently. Essentially, the bill amended the number of unpaid parking tickets a licensed driver may have before the Secretary of State will not renew the license. The law previously allowed drivers to have up to six unpaid tickets before license renawal would be denied; the amendment lowered that number to three. Court officials in the Grosse Pointes believe the change in…
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Jane Elizabeth Brown
6:30 pm on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Mr. Schmidt, it is the responsibility for the Council to set the Policy. It is the responsibility of the City Administer to see that the appointed officials follow the policy. It is not the responsibility of the Council to police the day to day actions of each department at City Hall. However, it is the responsibility of the City Administrator to run the day to day operations. But this doesn't … more ›