FISCAL NOTE

Date Requested: January 15, 2016
Time Requested: 12:19 PM
Agency: Motor Vehicles, Division of
CBD Number: Version: Bill Number: Resolution Number:
1252 Introduced SB138
CBD Subject: Motor Vehicles


FUND(S):

ROAD FUND

Sources of Revenue:

Special Fund

Legislation creates:

Neither Program nor Fund



Fiscal Note Summary


Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.


The purpose of this bill is to create an amnesty program for drivers with suspended licenses based on non-payment of certain court fees in order to allow them to obtain their legal driver’s licenses without payment of citations ten years old or older. There are currently 159,148 unpaid citation files ten years old or older. If all of the unpaid citation files were cleared because of the amnesty program, the uncollected reinstatement fee would be at a rate of $50.00 each, which is required by WV State Code §17B3-9 prior to August 5, 2005. The total revenue loss based on this assumption would be $7,957,400, although most of these reinstatement fees are uncollectible.



Fiscal Note Detail


Effect of Proposal Fiscal Year
2016
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
2017
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation)
1. Estmated Total Cost 0 0 0
Personal Services 0 0 0
Current Expenses 0 0 0
Repairs and Alterations 0 0 0
Assets 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
2. Estimated Total Revenues -7,957,400 -7,957,400 0


Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):


Revenue Loss: Unpaid revocations ten years old or older 159,148 Rate 50 TOTAL 7,957,400



Memorandum






    Person submitting Fiscal Note: Raeann Kriner
    Email Address: raeann.k.kriner@wv.gov