Speeders across the state could pay an extra $5 to help make issuing tickets speedier thanks to a bill that passed the Georgia House Monday.
House Bill 720 allows local governments to collect a fee of up to $5 on traffic tickets to help them pay for electronic citation systems.
Rep. Eddie Lumsden, R-Armuchee, said the Georgia State Patrol already uses an electronic system to issue tickets, but local governments have a hard time paying the up-front costs. The fee would be tacked onto fines for people who are found or plead guilty.
“It has savings potential long term,” he said. “The challenge for most local governments is the implementation costs.”
The bill passed 117-20 and moves to the Senate.
The bill is one of nine uncontroversial bills to be taken up so far on Crossover Day, the 30th day of the 40-day state legislative session and the day by which bills must pass at least one chamber in order to become law.
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