Last week, State Senator Jesse Arreguín introduced SB 1218, a bill that would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to refuse to renew vehicle registrations for individuals who have outstanding fines for illegal dumping. The DMV already does this with individuals who have unpaid parking tickets and other fines.

“For too long, illegal dumpers have treated fines as optional while our neighborhoods pay the price,” Arreguín said in a press statement. “If you trash our communities, there will be consequences.”

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