Hundreds of thousands of traffic tickets — even those for serious offenses — are reduced to parking violations, a Review-Journal investigation found. And with a siloed court system, bad drivers face little punishment.
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Switching traffic tickets to civil infractions will result in far fewer being reduced to parking violations, some officials say.
Nevada courts operate in information silos, making it difficult for police and judges to know a person’s complete driving history. An improved system is planned for 2023.
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