September 3 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Local governments across the country raise billions of dollars a year through court fines, fees, and forfeitures. In some jurisdictions, that revenue has become a fixture of the municipal budget. When police departments and courts come to depend on citation revenue to fund basic operations, the incentives of public safety and revenue generation can come into direct conflict, with consequences for public safety and trust in law enforcement.
Reason Foundation’s new report, Taxation by Citation: A 50-State Data and Policy Report on Local Government Fines and Forfeitures, offers the most comprehensive picture yet of this issue. Join us for a webinar unpacking the report’s findings, featuring perspectives from policy research, litigation, law enforcement, and the statehouse.
Speakers
Ari Bargil
Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice
Rep. Joseph Gullett
Georgia House of Representatives
James Small
Director of Public Safety, Palmyra, Wisconsin (Ret.)
Moderator: Vittorio Nastasi
Director of Criminal Justice Policy, Reason Foundation
Date and Time
Thursday, September 3, 2026
1:00 pm ET / 10 am PT
Register
Register to watch and attend via Zoom here. The panelists will take questions from attendees.
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