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DPS announces rollout of amnesty, indigence programs for Driver Responsibility surcharge

The Texas Department of Public Safety has finally released more details about the rollout of Amnesty and Indigence programs for the Driver Responsibility surcharge, from their Public Information Office's Chaparral newsletter (pdf) pointed out to me by an alert reader:Texans whose driver licenses have been suspended for failing to pay state-mandated surcharges are urged to take advantage of a one-time payment amnesty from late January to late April 2011.The Texas Department of Public Safety will offer lower payments to individuals who have been suspended and are in default on their surcharges. The goal of the amnesty period is to bring drivers into compliance with the surcharge law, and allow them to become licensed and insured drivers.Those eligible for the Amnesty Program are anyone who had a surcharge assessed between Sept...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 06, 2011 (boomark / email).