Stay up on to date on the debate over whether failing to pay Metro fares should be a crime
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Metro fare evasion decriminalization news
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January 22, 2019
D.C. lawmakers reverse mayor’s veto against reducing penalties for Metro fare evasion
The failure to pay a bus or subway fare is set to become a civil offense with a maximum $50 fine
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January 17, 2019
D.C. mayor vetoes bill to decriminalize fare evasion on Metro, warning of ‘lawlessness’
The lead sponsor of the legislation, though, says he will seek to override the veto
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December 5, 2018
D.C. Council approves decriminalizing fare evasion in the Metro system
A supermajority votes to lower penalties for jumping turnstiles and boarding buses without paying
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November 21, 2018
D.C. takes major step toward decriminalizing Metro fare evasion
But the transit agency opposes the move and critics say it is unclear how civil fines would be enforced
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October 8, 2018
Should evading fares on Metro be a crime?
D.C. lawmakers and the transit authority diverge on that question