Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann wants to decriminalize fare evasion
Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann wants to decriminalize fare evasion. "We no longer want to criminalize fare evasion, or in popular terms: driving without a ticket, but rather make it an administrative offence," Buschmann told the weekly newspaper "Die Zeit" according to an advance report on Wednesday.
It is not okay to use a service "for which all decent people pay", said the minister. But the sanctions procedure must be standardized and less personnel-intensive.
Buschmann also wants to make a change in the case of hit-and-runs. For example, anyone who hits another vehicle in the parking lot out of carelessness, causes a scratch in the paintwork or accidentally drives off a mirror should be able to report this online, unlike before.
"We want to find a more modern way for decent people who want to take responsibility for the damage they have caused than sometimes having to wait a very long time for the police," said Buschmann.
Source: www.ntv.de
