FLINT (AP) — The state of Michigan is being sued in a bid to restore the driver’s licenses of people who say they can’t afford to pay traffic fines.
A lawsuit filed recently in federal court says the secretary of state is running a “wealth-based” scheme in which people too poor to pay fines are having their licenses suspended. It says a traffic
violation can cause a “downward spiral” of lost opportunities for jobs and education.
The state doesn’t distinguish between people who are intentionally skipping fines and others who can’t pay, the lawsuit said.
Kitia Harris of Detroit says her license was suspended when she couldn’t afford a $150 ticket in Ferndale.
The lawsuit was filed by Equal Justice Under Law, a civil rights group.
- Posted May 10, 2017
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