LinkLinks DCist: Metro Is Really Not Happy About Council Proposal To Decriminalize Fare Evasion By Editor On Nov 20, 2018 44 Share The D.C. Council is poised to decriminalize Metro fare evasion with just one more council-wide vote, and WMATA isn’t taking it lying down. The transit agency took to Twitter on Monday to express its displeasure with the measure, which would officially eliminate the possibility of arrest and jail time for people who jump the turnstiles on the Metro system, instituting a maximum $50 fine for the offense instead. Since 1978, fare evasion in D.C. has been punishable by a fine of up to $300, a ten-day jail sentence, or both. DC CouncilFare EvasionMetroWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 44 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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