Warren sets tougher parking ticket policy beginning Friday

WARREN — Starting Friday, the city will get serious about parking tickets.

That is the date when Warren Municipal Court takes over the responsibility for collecting payments for parking tickets. A Michigan company handled collections before.

Peggy Scott, clerk of courts, said the change will mean that on Friday there will be serious consequences for those who ignore parking tickets.

“I’ve got the hammer to do it,” Scott said of the court.

City council approved legislation in July to make parking tickets a civil liability instead of a criminal offense.

That allows the city to place a notification on the offender’s driver’s license registration that would prevent him or her from renewing or transferring his vehicle registration without first paying the parking fees.

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