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Deputies work the night shift on Forsyth’s roads ■ ’ OlTf ; ■ ‘ * ■ .. ( "'nßi / •> « s > /* «’■ 2 v-' Photos/Audra Perry Above, ( the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office conducted a recent safety check with the assistance of other officers from surrounding counties. The deputies were checking for seat belt usage, licenses and current tags. Top right, after stopping a suspicious vehicle at the safety check, deputies used a roadside testing kit to test an unknown substance in the car. This chemical was determined to be an over the-counter mood enhancer. Below, as Lt. Chris Barrett talks with the passenger of a vehicle he pulled over, Deputy Bill Loring of the DUI task force runs the dri ver's license data through the Georgia Crime Information Center database. It allows him to check licenses, tags, gun registration and for outstanding warrants. Bottom right. Barrett returns to his patrol car after a recent traffic stop where the driver of a black SUV was swerving and crossing the center line of Ga. 400 near the exit ramp to Hwy. 306. SA DMVS notifying those not keeping liability insurance The Department of Motor Vehicle Safety (DMVS) begins today contacting by mail more than 200.000 Georgia vehicle owners throughout the state who have either failed to maintain mandatory liability insurance coverage since Jan. 1. 2004. or have no current proof of insur ance in the Georgia Electronic Insurance Compliance System (GEICS). Approximately 63.000 lapse notices will be sent to the owners of any vehicle that experienced one calendar day without the mandatory liabili ty insurance coverage since the first of the year. The letter will inform the owner that they have 30 days from the date of the letter (April 1) in which to pay a lapse fee of 525.00 to their County Tax Commissioner, or the vehicle's registration will be suspended. Failure to pay the lapse fee will result in the suspension and/or revocation of the regis tration of the vehicle plus costly restoration fees in addi tion to the lapse fee. From this point forward, the DMVS will begin weekly mailings of this notice. Insurance companies are legally required to electroni cally transmit the policy ter mination dates and notifica- FIRST CALL FOIV'HELP 770-781-HELP (4357) Emergency help line for Forsyth County. tion of new effective dates for all registered vehicles. Based upon these dates, the DMVS can determine which vehicles are not maintaining the mandatory coverage. Letter recipients with questions or concerns need to contact their insurance compa ny and their County Tax Commissioner's office for assistance. VJlidiriij I. dinar V/rauilljiij I dudilJa JJjfujis L JJurral li-iuiutj v Jililiiiij L'J’aiwi Jiuyljiij -y 4 Cl L dull liuyijiij LMI lildljijj 3 Nightly For more information call r | M 770-781-3491 M Many I. Jw cWBE. ■■V 512 Adult $lO Children Ages 5-12 Specialty You - Children 4 and under FREE D “"' X so Miss! Jp I Friday, April 2nd - 8 p.m. • Saturday, April 3rd - 8 p.m. Cumming Fairgrounds Covered Arena A "Notice of Pending Registration Suspension Or Revocation" w ill be sent to the ow ner of any vehicle who cur rently has not yet been added to the auto insurance database, after they have registered their vehicle with a binder or decla ration page from their current insurance company and has a "no valid insurance" status on the database. B? * 1... 2 SIHHh This letter w ill inform the owner that they have 30 days in which to rectify the issue or their vehicle registration will be suspended. Approximately 215.000 vehicle owners will receive this notice. The recipient's insurance company has 30 days to sub mit proof of insurance elec tronically unless the vehicle's insurance can be proven with FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, March 26, 2004 a fleet card or self-insurance card and certificate which must be presented in person at the county tag office. If the vehicle’s registration is suspended or revoked, it may result in a period of time up to six months during which the vehicle's registration can not be reinstated and fees up to 5185.00. The DMVS will also begin PAGE 7A w eekly mailings of this notice. It is unlawful to operate a vehicle without Georgia liabil ity insurance coverage. The operation of any vehi cle while the registration is suspended, revoked or can celled is a misdemeanor. The vehicle may also be subject to impoundment until these issues are resolved.