{"id":221189,"date":"2026-04-06T22:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T22:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/221189\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T22:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T22:41:08","slug":"operation-green-light-waives-court-fees-for-miami-drivers-who-want-to-reinstate-license-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/221189\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Green Light waives court fees for Miami drivers who want to reinstate license &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI (WSVN) &#8211; Miami residents are getting a second chance to hit the road with a new annual program that waives court fees to people who want to reinstate their driver\u2019s licenses.<\/p>\n<p>Operation Green Light kicks off this month, giving many the opportunity to pay overdue traffic, parking, and other court obligations without also paying the collection fee.<\/p>\n<p>The statewide program plans to reduce license suspensions by making it easier to pay outstanding dues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOperation Green Light is about giving people a second chance,\u201d said Juan Fernandez-Barquin, Clerk of the Court and Comptroller of Miami-Dade County. \u201cIt is about helping residents get back on the road legally, reconnect with employment opportunities, support their families, and regain stability in their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials said this will help residents regain access to essential services that require a valid driver\u2019s license and that they can save an average of 30% on collection fees.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>\tJoin our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI (WSVN) &#8211; Miami residents are getting a second chance to hit the road with a new annual&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":221190,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-221189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}