1997-05-19 Regular Meeting of City Council

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TE. each fc~ collected will be ~ent to the comptroller on or before the last day of the month following the end of the calendar quarter" Ten dollars (S 10) of e:u.'h f~e will be retained bv Ih(.~ oolitiC'll . . suhdivision. If the person is acquincd or establishes g.()(,J cnllse for fa.iling to appear.. then the court shali not r~quire the person to pay the $30 administrative fee. The crisjn~ting court mUSl immcdiatdy send a cle.uam:~ electronically to Jilt the denial of renewal. At the time of Jinal disposi1ion. each polilic~11 subdivision must pay the Vendor a tee of $6.00 per ap,plicable offense which has bec:n reported to the FT A Program.. No payment will be mElde to the Vendor if the court finds th.~t good cause existed for the person having fuiJed to appe.:1.J' or is acquitted of the charge. Jf a person' serves jail Lime in lieu of payment of costs or fees, or jf the: person dies,. then no payment will be made to th~ Vend.or. However, if the persoll pays COUlt costs and tCt:s. but does not pay a, J.ine assessl..-d by the COUl.t, then payment to the Vendor is required. If a person makes panial payment of court costs and fees, then th,e court will make partial payment to the Vendor in. an amount equal to tl1e percentage of cow1 costs and fees paid by the person. If additional ,payment toward court costs and fees is required, then th.e courts shall pay the Vendor accordillgly. DPS Svstem Once iniunnation has be~n transmittc,d to the Vendor, a data cartridge tape is produced and delivered daily to TJrs. The tape cont~\in~ all entries, as well ~ Jina] dispositiolls which have occurred since the pr~vi{)usly delivered tape. Upon receipt at DPS, the FT A data cartridg~ is dOWllloadt:d into th~, mainmlme compuler. The DepaJ1ment will perform an eJit againsl all driver records and all erronl:ous data will be returned to th.e vendor [OJ' (:on:ectioo. All 3cc~ptcd data will automaticallv turn on a FTA Flai! for thtl . - appropriate driver recurd. Jar. 197 In lieu of u dJi...er li~~l1se rent:wal Ilotil.:c, the Dcparunent wi II notify FTA of1i:ndl:l's by letter and infonn th~ offender thatlhc rcne\Hd of thclr lic~nsc will b.: denied. In addition. the letter will provide the toll-I,rc~ number tor compliance intormation and will intorm the offender of th~ consequences of driving while license sU$pendeJ (DWLS). 9:56 No.003 P.06 If the FTA (lfit:ndt:r should go to tJ!C Drivcr License'! office to renew their license. i.lfter receiving notice of deninl. they will be issut:d il 60 dil)' temporary permit. If the offender inquires about outstanding FTA citations, the clerk will refer the ()m~nd.er to the:: 101I.free numbt:r. Upon receipt. at DPS headquarters. renewal requests with outsm.nding FTA citations will be deleted from the iiccnse mllnulacluring process. However, the renewal request is updutt:d on the bmiic screen nod the driver record is marked. "DENIAL LETrER-fTA." The Dcp<\rum~nt will generate a second letter to the FTA offender thaI wiJl infonn the offender that his/her driver license wiU not be renewed because of outs1:,mding FTA citations. In addition~ the .letter wiJ[ infor1ll the oJTcnder that upon tl1e expiration of th~ temporary permit, all driving privileges will be dt.'llied. The letter \,"'ill provide the loll-free munber tor compliance infonnation; int~)ml the offender of the driving while Iict'nse suspended (DWLS) consequences: and inform bi.miher t.hat. upon Cl'>mplimlCe, the driver license will be mailed. An!?r compliance is received, an automuled process will be utilized to produce a driver license and the record will reflect .'COMPUANCE RECEIVED- F-TA," The driver license is then mailed to the individual. If a person does not comply a.nd/or if the person has not attempt~d: t\) rClll:W their license (including ol:r~.nders \\'ho tHtcmpr to renew their liccmic up to one year prior to the expiration), upon 60 days after thl:l i::"pir:Jtion of the driver license or lcmpornry pel1nil.. whichever comes tirst, 3 third letter will be gencroted and sent by certified mail ofticially lknying rcnewal of the individual' oS license. The Dt:partments mum frl.1m e computer wi!! si tnultaneollsly update the driver record to rdle~t,