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**ManHolDenPoker** · 10-11-2011, 03:52 AM

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October 7, 2011, U.S. capital cuffs drivers with old plates no matter where they're from

Driving through Washington, D.C. anytime soon? Make sure your vehicle's registration is up-to-date: police in the U.S. capital are arresting drivers with expired tags, and they don't car where you come from.

While in most states drivers would get a fine if they let their licence plates expire, the Metropolitan Police Department in D.C. is holding on to a district-specific policy that lets them arrest drivers for the offence if desired, reports Fox News.

American motor club AAA is calling out D.C. officials to take a second look at the policy.

Numerous arrests have been made over expired tags over the past year, including the case of one mother cuffed on her way to pick her child up from school; her younger child was in the back seat. She was told to drop the kids off at social services if she couldn't find someone to watch them while she was jailed.

A city spokesperson says more often than not police will simply issue a $100 fine for the offence, but the code allows for fines up to $1,000 and imprisonment for 30 days.

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ManHolDenPoker Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 454 Senior Member	D.C. drivers arrested for expired licence tags http://autos.sympatico.ca/auto-news/...d-licence-tags October 7, 2011, U.S. capital cuffs drivers with old plates no matter where they're from Driving through Washington, D.C. anytime soon? Make sure your vehicle's registration is up-to-date: police in the U.S. capital are arresting drivers with expired tags, and they don't car where you come from. While in most states drivers would get a fine if they let their licence plates expire, the Metropolitan Police Department in D.C. is holding on to a district-specific policy that lets them arrest drivers for the offence if desired, reports Fox News. American motor club AAA is calling out D.C. officials to take a second look at the policy. Numerous arrests have been made over expired tags over the past year, including the case of one mother cuffed on her way to pick her child up from school; her younger child was in the back seat. She was told to drop the kids off at social services if she couldn't find someone to watch them while she was jailed. A city spokesperson says more often than not police will simply issue a $100 fine for the offence, but the code allows for fines up to $1,000 and imprisonment for 30 days.
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