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 | DMV Issues 207 Citations During Statewide Crackdown On Disabled Placard ScofflawsContact: Mike Marando, Armando Botello, Office of Public Affairs SACRAMENTO --Investigators issued 207 citations during a sweeping, statewide crackdown Thursday of disabled license plate and placard scofflaws, the Calif. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced today. The daylong operation involved more than 200 DMV investigators who spanned several regions of the state in a planned response to increased complaints from the public. “Fraudulent use of a disabled parking license plate or placard is a crime that is not only costly, but inconsiderate,” said George Valverde, director of the California DMV. “These scofflaws make it difficult for legitimate owners of these plates and placards to find much-needed parking.” Department officials noted that the citations are considered misdemeanors; and, carry bail amounts ranging from $250 to $1,000 for a first offense and up to $3,500 for a subsequent offense. Additional costs may vary, depending upon the jurisdiction where the citation was issued. Investigative teams covered several high-volume areas, including, (but not limited to) shopping mall parking lots, universities and colleges, business districts, and generally any heavy-populated locations where DMV’s Investigations Division has received a majority of complaints from the public. Following in parentheses are citations issued in specific regions:
DMV Investigators also conducted sweeps of its headquarter campus in Sacramento and found no violations. Disabled placards -- It is illegal to:
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OK. What do you think?
I'm not going to discuss:
- the issue of jammed parking lots with plenty of empty disabled parking spots. (How many of the parking spots at their HQ were actually in use?)
- people who look plenty healthy getting in and out of many of the cars that do park in those spots (How many of the in use spots at their HQ had someone who looked like they really need help to get their groceries to their car?)
what else do you notice about that story?
200 DMV investigators went on a day long operation and only gave out 207 citations??????
- That's barely more than one citation per investigator!
How long does it really take to write a slip of paper and stick it under a windshield wiper blade?
If I were the DMV, I'd hardly be bragging about this rate of production.
According to Simply Hired the average DMV employee makes $35,000 an year.
- In August 2008, Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed to cut DMV workers pay from California minimum wage of $8 per hour to $6.55 per hour, the Federal minimum wage. "The governor said he is basing his decision on a 2003 ruling by the California Supreme Court, White v. Davis, which held that when there is no budget in place, the state is required to pay its workers the federal minimum wage, or, if they work overtime, their full salaries plus minimum wage."
Do you think a "DMV Investigator" makes more or less than the person at the front desk at the DMV office?
They are making between $150 and $250 a day, plus benefits, and assuming 50% of those tickets are coming back to the agency, (the rest being eaten in costs of chasing the parking criminals for their ticket), probably very few of these investigators wrote enough tickets to pay for their salary for that day.
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Add CommentMay 31, 2011
Anonymous
So are you annoyed that they gave people tickets, or annoyed that they didn't do a very good job of giving people tickets?