If you’re new to the city and have a car with out-of-state tags, you best head down to the DMV and get some D.C. plates soon — if not, you might find yourself shelling out $100 a day in fines.

Well, maybe.

According to the Washington Times, the city is lagging behind in ticketing residents who keep their vehicles registered in another state. According to District law, any person residing in the city for more than 30 days and parking on the street must change their registration and tags or face daily fines for not doing so. But the city’s 16 dedicated tag enforcers aren’t keeping pace with the requirements of the law, allowing out-of-staters to keep from heading down to the DMV and registering their cars in the District.

While we’re sure this will endear us to no one, we’re firm proponents of the ticketing. If you reside in the District and choose to use on-street parking, you should at least have the courtesy of registering your car and paying the dues that the rest of us pay. Yes, D.C. insurance rates are higher, but that’s part and parcel of living in the city. If you don’t like it, well, you or your car can head on over to Maryland or Virginia. On-street parking is a scarce commodity in this city, and for obvious reasons, tax-paying residents should have first shot at it.

If there is one thing the District has a proven track record on, it’s finding ways to ticket motorists. We’d love to see them apply that efficiency to residents who don’t bother to change their tags.