Cleveland seeks to reduce penalties for failing to pay transit fare, but law change likely will have little e - cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Three members of City Council and Mayor Justin Bibb are backing a change to Cleveland law that would reduce the penalties for people who fail to pay $2.50 for bus or train fare. But the change may have little real-world impact because transit police usually rely on a different law to charge riders with fare evasion.

The proposed change, introduced to council for consideration on Monday, involves a section of Cleveland code that makes fare evasion on public transit a fourth-degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a $250 fine. The new law, if approved by council, would remove the possibility of jail time and cap the fine at $25.

source: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/04/cleveland-seeks-to-reduce-penalties-for-failing-to-pay-transit-fare-but-law-change-likely-will-have-little-effect.html

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