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Diehard
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Posted on Monday, August 06, 2007 - 11:25 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have no idea if these things ever do any good, but here's a petition to repeal Michigan's Driver Responsibility Law (the "bad driver debtor's prison" law that was discussed here a few weeks ago.)

IMO, this law won't be repealed until it's struck down in court, which appears to be happening in Virginia after that state passed a similar law recently.
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Diehard
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Posted on Monday, August 06, 2007 - 11:42 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Something interesting from that second link: The main argument in the legal challenge in Virginia is not that the fees constitute double jeopardy, or that they unfairly impact low-income drivers, but that the state can't collect them from out-of-state drivers too.
That should answer the question about whether it's just a money grab. What do you bet the legislators in Virginia are busy trying to write a bill that would allow them to slap huge fines on "unsafe" drivers from other states too? Problem solved!

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