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Maryland police department catches up to this century
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by Doug Aamoth on December 20, 2007

police Police in New Carrollton, Maryland are among the first in the state to use the magic of modern technology to issue tickets to motorists. Information about the driver in question is pulled from the Maryland motor vehicle database and then printed out in the squad car. Sounds very simple, no?

Before this system, "officers would write out 5 copies of each citation by hand" and about 10-15 percent of tickets (nationwide) have to be thrown out because of legibility issues. One of the officers says that the time it takes him to write a ticket is about three minutes, down from over ten minutes.

Police Use High-Tech Ticket Technology [WJLA]

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  • wow!

    last time i was caught speeding, I was fined, and had to pay by debit card immediately, on the spot, at the police car. And yes, they checked my record also, of course…

    But then again, this is the old continent, yeah?

  • You should be ashamed of yourselves, supplying tools to the forces of evil so they can print more money even faster.

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