Stow's Law

Have a traffic infraction in Stow and expect to be billed for the services of the police department. Under the current system aka the cost-recovery program citizens of Stow are being billed for police department services. The mayor and city council members are meeting this week to discuss discontinuing the program. Billing is being handled by a company by the name of Cost Recovery Corp who was sending the bills to an individuals insurance company. A spokesman for Cost Recovery Corp said they were surprised to learn that the insurance companies were passing the bills along to the individual involved in the infraction. According to city council there are police departments in 13 other states that have the same program. All this poses a question that should be obvious. Isn't this what tax dollars are for?

Source: Stow Sentry Sunday 09-10-06

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