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SF 3553 Senate Long Description

Requiring the commissioner of public safety to install, administer and maintain in the department a computerized database records system for reports of delinquent traffic offense fines and judgment debts and related information for access by the commissioner or deputy registrars receiving applications for motor vehicle license plates or tabs for checking purposes before issuance, prohibiting issuance in delinquent fine or judgment cases, requiring notice to applicants on finding delinquencies of the court accepting payment of the fine or judgment; requiring design of the system to allow courts to report and update the database; prohibiting access fees or charges; providing for reapplication by applicants after satisfaction of fines or judgments; expanding the responsibility of district court administrators to keep records of traffic violations to parking violations and eliminating the penalty for failure to comply; specifying certain delinquent fines issuance and payment reporting requirements of district court administrators; imposing a surcharge on traffic violation fines and judgment debts for reimbursement by the commissioner to deputy registrars for transaction costs, prohibiting the issuance of arrest warrants for nonpayment of certain fines; requiring copies of uniform traffic tickets provided to violators to include a notice specifying the consequences for failing to respond to the ticket or to pay imposed fines; appropriating money to the commissioner for system implementation purposes and to the supreme court for the records reporting system; requiring the commissioner in cooperation with the commissioner of administration and the chief justice of the supreme court by a certain date to submit an evaluation of the effectiveness of the system in collecting fines (mk)