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.
Clark County will start to use a new statewide COVID-19 vaccine registration system next week, replacing individual systems used by local governments.
A coalition of local advocacy organizations is also calling for a statewide moratorium on evictions and sweeps on the homeless during the coronavirus outbreak.
Clark County and the state of Nevada will spend the rest of the year working together to fill a looming funding gap for Southern Nevada’s specialized foster care program.