On July 1st, in 21 days, a new law will go into effect. Buried in HB 72 – the FY 2012 Maryland Budget – is a new set of regulations that could prevent you from registering your car or renewing your driver’s license.
The regulations require the MVA to “refuse to issue, renew, or transfer a vehicle registration, or to issue or renew a driver’s license, to an individual who has not paid, or made satisfactory arrangements to pay, all undisputed taxes and unemployment insurance contributions.”
On the surface, this doesn’t sound so bad. Why should someone who hasn’t paid their taxes be able to get or renew a driver’s license. Sounds pretty fair to me.
Think about it for a minute though. How are you going to get to work if you can’t drive? In addition, this is just another government boondoggle. According to the new law, MVA will have to verify through the Comptroller’s Office that each person coming in to renew a driver’s license or car registration is tax compliant. Of course, that means that Franchot will have to hire more people. We’ll have to GROW GOVERNMENT in order to rake in more money. However, as usual, it is unlikely that the uptick in revenue (Franchot estimates $20 million, but we all know how accurate government revenue and spending numbers are) will cover the added costs of enforcement.
Curiously, perhaps not so, this new law has received very little publicity. I guess you wouldn’t find out until you showed up at the MVA. And remember, if the Comptroller’s Office makes a mistake – TOO BAD! No license or tags until you get clearance from them. If they were wrong, someone MIGHT say they are sorry for the “inconvenience”.
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Just one more chain shall set me free...
This is nonsense. Let the Comptroller's Office take care of it's own dirty work.
Don't they also deny anyone that owes back child support in Maryland?
And we, like fools, keep sending the same old same old people back to Annapolis to represent us every four years. We all need to wise up, and fast.
what this is really gonna do is force even more people to drive illegally.. of course the state actually wants this as they can collect even more in fines from the people they already run into the ground.... its truly a vicious circle here .... owe money ... force one to drive illegally ... fine said person some more ... its just disgusting what these liberal people in maryland are up to ....
Here's one more thing to complicate matters - just renewed my tags last month, there was an insert that said very soon, you will no longer be able to WALK IN the MVA and renew your tags, it will have to be done thru the mail, online or via a kiosk located in the MVA office. Guess that gives the state the opportunity (online or via the kiosks) to electronically match up delinquent taxpayers?
Why defend all the deadbeats and freeloaders? If they are delinquent, and have not paid let them get caught without a license and throw their butts in jail. If they do not have enough incentive under the present system I am all for increasing the incentive. As one paying the way for these deadbeats, I am sick and tired of carrying these entitlement leaches on my back.
Oh, and 8:58 feeling this way makes me a liberal?!! Better look in the mirror at the liberal looking back at you.
9:20...."entitlement leaches"? I once received a "delinquent tax" statement for $3.79 (in that vicinity--- it was 15 yrs or so ago). Turns out, it was an errot, but it took a week or two for the State of Maryland to admit the error. I can't be the only one. So, now people in that predicament have to wait for the (extremely slow) Maryland bureauracy to tell another extremely slow State entity that I can go ahead and get my license now? My time is valuable. Who pays ME when they waste DAYS of it?? We already have a Comptrollers office. And they exercise their authority with heartless efficiency. Stop finding ways to put the screws on citizens in every possible way. We need a revolution. Thats the only way to stop these bloodsucking, overzealous, Nazi, Big Brother loving leeches. 8:27, 8:56 & 8:58 are beginning to see the light.....
I work for a used car dealer. Ever since Maryland switched over to printing temporary tags/registrations on the internet, we've had to hold our breath each time. Each time, we wait to see if there is going to be some sort of denial from MVA.
If a certain screen comes up, we will not be able to issue temporary tags to that individual or business.
Unpaid parking tickets, unpaid child support and insurance violations are just a few reasons they can deny the registration.
As the dealer, none of this is any of OUR business! We are in the business of selling cars, not monitoring who's legit and who isn't.
I could go on and on about how unhappy the dealers are with these new regulations and the new system, but MVA could care less!
They also could care less that once a person is denied, they'll just go to Delaware or Virginia to buy their vehicle.
Screw it....."they are winning". Why should I continue to "do the right thing?" I might as well throw in the towel and quit trying to be a productive member of society and start sucking at the public teat.
9:45 So you had to spend some time to straighten out the error, is it worth giving all the non-paying...and to use your own words...bloodsucking people a free pass?
And what is with all the Big Brother, Nazi, revolution crap? The only revolution a real American can call for should be at the ballot box, anything else you are the bloodshedding Zealot and the most unamerican of all. As far as the rest of the posters, they are shallow thinkers and intellectual sheep. You can not have it both ways, either pay what you owe, or elect people to repeal the tax laws. In the mean time get out of my pocket, I am tired of paying for all you political freeloaders too.
These comments are ridiculous. What is wrong with finding other ways for people to pay what they owe? I pay my taxes correctly and on time and it annoys the hell out of me that others don't.
8:58 Thinks this is a big conspiracy to collect revenue for the state through arresting illegal drivers. Sir/Mam do you have any idea how much money it costs to prosecute/defend/process those charges? The amount of money spent to arrest, detain, and pursue those individuals far outweighs the money the state gets in fines.
What is with some of these Wet Pants liberal comments.
FUNNY, whenever someone wants to suck off the taxpayers for welfare, food stamps and so forth, you're 100% behind it. But God Forbid someone falls upon hard times in a tough economy, you're a deadbeat.
Look, my money matures every June. My tax bills come in during that time and I prefer to pay the penalties and interest than to pay massive penalties taking the money out sooner. I'm sure there are plenty of other people that do the same. THAT'S WHAT THE PENALTIES AND INTEREST ARE FOR!!!!!
Now they want to pull tags and licenses?
Move to Delaware. Maryland just flat out sucks any more. Don't hate me just because I'm smarter than the rest.
To quote Paul Harvey "and now we know the rest of the story"
Joe, You think you're smarter than the rest because you don't pay your taxes on time? If you want to go that route and if it saves you money in the long run then so be it. However, you said it yourself "THAT'S WHAT THE PENALTIES AND INTEREST ARE FOR!!!!!". Well guess what, this is another penalty you're going to have to deal with. Is it still worth it and does it still make you smarter than the rest?
Hey Mikey, please do tell all why it is so important for me to do things your way.
I own quite a few properties, how many do you own. OH, let's not forget, ALL of mine are paid for with CASH. I owe nothing other than taxes.
You do things your way and I'll do things mine. You'd have to have the kind of money I have to know it makes more sense, (money) to do it my way. That is why you will NEVER understand.
That's OK though, it should be a mystery to you. Funny how you people haven't reported that ALL of my taxes were paid in full.
Uh Oh, now everyone will rush to find out if what I'm saying is true. LMAO
9:45....you are one of those people I refer to...YOU think the the next election will bring forth a fountain of people who will STOP spending our money and finding ever greater and intrusive ways to take more of it from us. The "ballot box" has worked out great for Americans in the last 20 years hasn't it? You goof. You fall for these hollow promises and outright lies from BOTH parties and continue to preach "voting". There were people JUST LIKE YOU telling Jefferson and Madison that THEY weren't good citizens (rabblerouser and criminals were some terms they used) and to just petition the King again for redress of our grievances. Don't take up arms and don't do things like dump that tea in the harbor....thank God they didn't think people like YOU had good ideas, although people like YOU still got their freedom from THAT oppressive situation. The taxes we pay now and the overbearing nature and behavior of this government would give Jefferson and Madison a heart attack. But, then again, Jefferson and Madison, Adams, Henry, Franklin and their like were also called "zealots", too. By people JUST LIKE YOU.
Inclain,change your handle to Insane. You praise the very people who created the process of elected government you want to overthrow. Disagree and work within the framework they established, they deserve that much respect. Anything else, call yourself a anarchist and perhaps a murderer to be, but not a patriot.
I never read about this anywhere else. I just cancelled my subscription today to the daily disappointment.
11:24...the same thing was said to the patriots I mentioned..."work within the framework the monarchy has put in place to address your grievances...it's worked (for the monarchy) for hundreds of years. As far as allowing the system they put in place to work, I'm of the opinion (and so are millions of others, including highly placed GOVERNMENT officials and highly educated civilians, none of whom wear "tin foil hats' or believe in alien invasions) that the system has been so corrupted by special interest and money that it bears little resemblence to what our founders envisioned, such as "career politicians" who set up retirement pensions and health care plans fit for kings and exempt themselves from the very laws they impose on "we, the people". Don't even say that Thomas Jefferson would be happy with what we have now, or that he wouldn't call for a revolution either. He went to war and risked EVERYTHING for a LOT less than we have going on now. Has any election lately done anything to improve the lives of most Americans? No. Only the live of those who give the most "campaign contributions". Wake up. Answer the question. Our great country is in debt so deeply, we are scaring other nations that used to OWE us money. Now, we owe them. The Bill of Rights has been eviserated in order to "protect" us. Businesses are closing daily. Unemployment is at 9-17%, depending on the factors used. MILLIONS have lost their homes and MILLIONS more are going to. And YOU say "work within the system"? Like the "system" still works.....Wake up!
there is plenty of work to be done outside the framework of a/c.and people willing to pay.quit your bellyaching and get a real job.at least part time so you can feed yourself
I'm 62 years old and have never been late on my taxes and for the most part never been late on a payment. I have served in combat. If there were more people like myself there would be no such thing as wellfare. The debt this country has to carry to bailout people and businesses and foreign countries is crazy. This in no way affects me, in fact I hope people can't drive maybe they will wake up from their long overdue siesta.
This is a win win law for many of us. The less people drive the cheaper gas will be. Please quit paying your taxes.
For those of you who think this is all okay. Just hold on to your hat until you see all the higher MVA fees you're about to pay beginning July 1st in Maryland. I know about the fees because I do title work in Maryland.
This is just the beginning folks!
Glad I live in Delaware!
What about when they make a mistake all taxes are paid but you have to prove it before you get your tags. Is it fair that you lose your job because of lack of transportation. What happen to innocent until proven guilty. This is the government you know. They make plenty of mistakes more than private companies. Sounds like a nightmare to me.
This is a post from the future, it's 2014, one week after the elections. I voted Libertarian this time, forget about the two party system, one makes you pay too much taxes, the other sends the jobs to other countries, forget about them!!!
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