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Media should promote amnesty on Driver Responsibility surcharge if DPS won't

The Waco Tribune Herald has a helpful article (subscription only) informing their readers about new Amnesty opportunities for drivers who've defaulted on their Orwellian-named "Driver Responsibility" surcharges, including some stats I hadn't seen before on how many Texans are actually eligible for the program. The story opens:People who have had their driver?s license suspended for failing to pay certain fees to the state have a chance to settle up for just a fraction of what they owe.The Texas Department of Public Safety has launched an amnesty initiative for the state?s Driver Responsibility Program. It requires people convicted of certain driving violations to pay an annual surcharge to maintain their driver?s license.People who qualify for amnesty will only have to pay 10 percent of the surcharges they owe, up to a maximum of $250, said DPS spokeswoman Tela Mange...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 20, 2011 (boomark / email).