Ticket Amnesty Act of 2025

The Ticket Amnesty Act of 2025 allows District residents with unpaid parking, standing, stopping, or automated traffic enforcement tickets to pay the original fine amount (without accrued penalties) during a six-month program. It directly affects people with old ticket debts - over $1.3 billion in unpaid fines nationally, disproportionately impacting residents in majority-Black neighborhoods where 62% of traffic fines were issued from 2016-2020. The bill requires the Mayor to establish the program, administered by the DMV, to waive penalties upon payment of the original ticket amount, closing the infraction and crediting revenue to the District’s General Fund. This builds on past success, like the 2021 amnesty that resolved $44 million in tickets.