Just got this e-mail.
This is a heads up.....you no longer have the "month" of your tags
(registration) expiration to renew....they must be renewed on or before the
FIRST DAY of the MONTH they expire. (It's on the list below.)
A friend told me what happened to him just last month!
The Clerk handed him a little Xerox slip of paper that told him that since
he had not renewed didn't renewed the tags on or before the 1st of Oct. he
was being charged $10.00 per tag late fees.
This is really sneaky! The State should warn the people the first year,
then apply the fine the next year.
He said, "I had no knowledge of this fine, before I walked into the DMV. I
had gotten a request from the State to renew my tags by mail, and there was
nothing in that letter that
implied there would be a fine."
Didn't work, he got fined $30.00.
Here is the new law!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2003
New Fees Target Michigan Drivers
On October 1, new fees, fines and surcharges aimed at generating more
revenue, at the expense of Michigan motorists, goes into effect. Most
drivers don't realize the full extent of the penalties coming their way.
Public Act 165 has instituted new "Driver Responsibility Fees" which
amounts to raised fines and surcharges on traffic tickets.
If you have seven points on your drivers license, you will be paying $100
each year for two years. And, you will be paying an additional $50 per
point for every point above seven.
If you're stopped and you can't present proof of insurance, you must pay a
$300 fine, even if you later prove you do have insurance.
If you receive an Operating Under the Influence of Liquor (OUIL), not only
do you have to pay your fine, a new $40 surtax, and license reinstatement
fee, but you will also be getting a $1,000 bill each year for the next two
years (courtesy of Governor Granholm and Senator Gilbert).
This additional money will go to local governments and police, county
sheriffs, the State Police, the state General Fund and local fire
departments. This sets a dangerous precedent, as the agencies that issue
tickets will directly profit from them.
