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Title: The Urban and Municipal Justice Act of 2014 (crackdown on traffic tickets)
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THOMAS
URL Source: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:H.R.5550:
Published: Dec 3, 2014
Author: Sheila Jackson Lee
Post Date: 2014-12-03 21:51:48 by nolu chan
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Views: 3846
Comments: 10
The Urban and Municipal Justice Act of 2014 (crackdown on traffic tickets) A Bill 2d Session H. R. 5550 To provide for a reduction in the amount that may be awarded to a unit of local government under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) for a unit of local government that funds an amount that is greater than 18 percent of its operating budget using revenue generated from collecting fines and other fees related to violations of traffic laws, and for other purposes. September 18, 2014 Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary To provide for a reduction in the amount that may be awarded to a unit of local government under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) for a unit of local government that funds an amount that is greater than 18 percent of its operating budget using revenue generated from collecting fines and other fees related to violations of traffic laws, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. (2) The growing trend of local units of government using traffic fines and traffic court fees and costs as revenue generators has the potential to breed public cynicism and distrust of local law enforcement agencies, and to lessen public confidence that the laws are being enforced impartially and the criminal justice system is administered equally. SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN GRANT FUNDING FOR UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. (b) Disproportionate Racial Composition of Law Enforcement Agencies- In the case of a unit of local government described in subsection (a) for which, during the previous fiscal year, the percentage of individuals who identify as a race who were employees of the law enforcement agency for that unit of local government, and the percentage of individuals who identify as that race who live in the jurisdiction which that law enforcement agency serves, differs by greater than 30 percent, the unit of local government shall receive only 5 percent of the grant award that would have otherwise been awarded to that unit of local government under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.). (c) Obligation of States- A State that receives a grant award under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), which does not reduce a subgrant award made under such grant to a unit of local government in its jurisdiction in accordance with this section, shall, in the succeeding fiscal year, receive only 50 percent of the grant award that would have otherwise been awarded to that State under such subpart. (d) Reallocation- Any funds withheld from a State or unit of local government from a direct grant award by the Attorney General shall be reallocated in accordance with subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.).
Sheila Jackson Lee HR 5550 IH
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the 'The Urban and Municipal Justice Act of 2014' or the 'Justice Act'.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The growing trend of local units of government using traffic fines and traffic court fees and costs as revenue generators promotes unfair, excessive targeting of citizens by law enforcement agents, infringes on civil liberties, and promotes reliance on unpredictable revenue sources.
(a) Collection of Fines for Violations of Traffic Laws- Except as provided in subsection (b), a unit of local government which, during the previous 3 fiscal years, funded an amount that, on average, was greater than 18 percent of its operating budget using revenue generated from collecting fines and other fees related to violations of traffic laws, shall, in the case of a unit of local government receiving grant funds under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), receive only 25 percent of the grant award that would have otherwise been awarded to that unit of local government under such subpart.
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#1. To: nolu chan (#0)
You knew it was only a matter of time before some legislation like this would rear its ugly head. Let me guess, if this passes there will be follow up legislation saying the victims of those tickets (if they are a minority) will not have to pay those tickets! (The gravy train just keeps getting bigger......)
I have two outstanding traffic tickets. They allege I ran a red light. I haven't paid them. I wont pay them. I called the Police (They think they are judges now) told them they are illegal and I wasn't going to pay. I called the scammers who run the cameras. They think they are police. I told them they can suck my dog off. I'm not paying.
Did you hear Ohio is thinking about passing legislation about those red light cameras? From what I understand it says if there isn't a cop sitting at that camera when it takes a picture of you then the ticket is null and void. Now as you can see it doesn't sound like very good legislation but who knows how it might play out. Ohio never seems like it does anything in a hurry, they phase in things over a period of time. (Take CCW laws for instance).
There should be a cop watching. How else can you have an accuser and be able to cross examine your accuser. I would like to see all the cameras go. Maybe some outlaw could get their cordless saws all out and saw them all down.
Me personally I like the way the Brits take care of them, put a tire around it fill it with gasoline and set it on fire. I seen a few thoroughly toasted when I was stationed there.
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#2. To: CZ82, nolu chan (#1)
#6. To: A K A Stone (#2)
#7. To: CZ82 (#6)
Now as you can see it doesn't sound like very good legislation
#8. To: A K A Stone (#7)
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