DUMFRIES — It’s going to cost you more if you get a ticket in Dumfries.
The town council authorized Police Chief Nicholas Esposito to tack on an additional $5 fee to each ticket issued by his officers.
The new fee will go to pay for new computers that will be installed in each of the police cars in the town. The new system, already in use in Prince William County, allows officers to enter data into the computer as they work during their shift.
Instead of a writing paper speeding citations, officers will use the new computer system to print out tickets from their cars.
The new fee will be charged in addition to court costs. A public hearing was held on the matter on Tuesday, June 4 and no one spoke for or against the measure.
Esposito said there is no sunset on the new fee, meaning it will be collected indefinitely. The recurring revenues will be used to maintain the new system in the years after it is installed.
The town will begin charging the new fee July 1.
