A court in San Francisco announced that it has erased $50 million in traffic violation late fees, known as civil assessments, that were issued in the city.
The city treasurer’s office announced the move in a statement on Sept. 14. According to the statement, the action is part of a statewide reform effort to “lower unfair and unnecessary fines and fees.”
California is known for having some of the steepest traffic fines and fees in the country.
A civil assessment is a $300 fee issued when a person doesn’t pay a traffic court fine on time or fails to appear in court. San Francisco eliminated 180,000 of these fees….