Re: Driver Responsibility Assessment

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On 6/09/08, M Bennett wrote:
> I hope I am on the correct message board. I need someone
> willing to explain how the Driver Responsibility Assessment
> imposed by the DMV (I live in Western NY) is not considered
> extortion or an overstepping of boundaries between the
> legislative and judicial branches of the state government.
> I will give more details as to the specifics of my situation
> to those with any interest in this. I am concerned with
> both the method this assessment is imposed as well as the
> the reasoning and goal of the assessment.

Yeah, it's insane alright. I'm wondering if I can just ignore
it since I don't live in NY. From what I understand, the
state of NY only seems to have the authority to suspend a NY
driver's license for non-payment of the assessment and I'm
out-fo-state. After doing some research online, though, it
seems most states have adopted this assessment program.

Wouldn't it be nice if they actually told us what they're
using the money for? Is it going for road improvement or
just lining political pockets?

Oh yeah, I might add that I received my ticket in the mail
with the option to plead guilty or not guilty. AFTER
pleading guilty and paying the fine, I was then served the
assessment which informed me that pleading guilty left me no
way out of fighting it.