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Administrative/Regulatory

Aug. 16, 2016

Budget concerns spur substantial changes to driver's license revocation bill

A bill that would have curbed the state's ability to revoke driver's licenses over unpaid traffic fines has been heavily amended amid concerns it would take a major revenue stream from California's cash-strapped court system.

By Malcolm Maclachlan
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A bill that would have curbed the state's ability to revoke driver's licenses over unpaid traffic fines has been heavily amended amid concerns it would take a major revenue stream from California's cash-strapped court system.

The revised version of SB 881 will instead extend a traffic ticket amnesty program signed by the governor last year. Meanwhile, SB 881 backers including the ACLU o...

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