ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota's Attorney General is calling on Illinois officials to stop sending tickets to Minnesota drivers until they get their tollway violation system in order.
Attorney General Lori Swanson says her office has received complaints from many motorists who received tickets even though they weren't driving in Illinois at the time of the tollway violation.
In some cases, Swanson says the tollway system photographs license plates but then uses outdated license information and tickets the wrong people.
Some Illinois lawmakers have vowed to fix the system. But in a letter to Illinois officials, Swanson requests a moratorium on mailing tickets to Minnesota car owners and asks them to stop collection agencies from threatening Minnesotans who haven't paid alleged fines.
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Attorney General Lori Swanson says her office has received complaints from many motorists who received tickets even though they weren't driving in Illinois at the time of the tollway violation.
In some cases, Swanson says the tollway system photographs license plates but then uses outdated license information and tickets the wrong people.
Some Illinois lawmakers have vowed to fix the system. But in a letter to Illinois officials, Swanson requests a moratorium on mailing tickets to Minnesota car owners and asks them to stop collection agencies from threatening Minnesotans who haven't paid alleged fines.
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Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
