A new City ordinance targeting vehicles with expired tags was passed without discussion during last week’s Dallas City Council meeting.
The new ordinance allows for fines of up to $500 for cars with expired registration or license plates.
The measure was drafted in response to Dallas’ parking situation. Curb parking can be a challenge in the city due to high demand and limited spaces, especially in busy areas like the Central Business District. Meters and permits are often required, and finding a spot can be competitive and frustrating.
While the ordinance is already in effect, the City will be issuing warnings for the next two weeks.
Here’s some of what WFAA reported on the new ordinance:
Is your vehicle registration expired? If so, you might want to take care of that ASAP, as drivers can now be fined for parking vehicles without proper and up-to-date registration in Dallas.
On Wednesday, Dallas City Council passed an ordinance that makes parking with an expired registration, an expired license plate or without a license plate a civil offense that could result in a fine of up to $500.
In a June memo announcing the proposed ordinance, former Dallas Assistant City Manager Majed Al-Ghafry (now the city manager in DeSoto) wrote that the policy change was sparked after the city’s Department of Transportation staff found many vehicles without proper registration “take up valuable curb space which could be used by nearby residents.”
“The Department of Transportation receives numerous complaints regarding parked motor vehicles on public streets with expired registrations, expired temporary paper plates, or no license plates,” the memo read.