Photo by maxedapertureDear Maryland drivers: Please pay your traffic tickets. We can’t believe we’re having this conversation again, but here we are.
In fiscal year 2013, residents from the Free State (ha!) didn’t pay citations totaling $28,915,895. That’s out of $72,399,878 total, including the $17,173,887 owed by D.C. residents, $14,283,120 owed by Virginia residents and $12,026,975 owed by residents of other jurisdictions.
A total of 2,520,675 citations — 1,772,756 parking, 103,038 moving, 644,881 photo, 8,561 taxi and 1,625 other — were processed in FY2013, with a value of $219,020,782. But only $156,018,099 has actually been paid to the DMV.
This information comes from caseload statistics provided by the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles ahead of a Council oversight hearing, which will take place Friday.
So far this fiscal year, Maryland is once again in the “Give Us Our Money” lead, with $8,603,695 out of $23,105,626 in unpaid citations.
