scofflaw

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If the officer is able to confirm the car does belong to a scofflaw, the car is towed and the owner is instructed to contact the tax collector's office for resolution.

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  1. noun One who habitually violates the law or fails to answer court summonses.

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  • They cross-referenced the list against warrants and found only two: a man in his sixties, wanted as a scofflaw for dozens of parking tickets, and a younger man busted for selling coke. —  The Cold Moon
  • Ken: There's an angry Provo police posse standing across 700 North shaking their firsts as the scofflaw goes free. —  By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
  • Not because I'm such a scofflaw, but because I am self-employed. —  Don't Mess With Taxes
  • You could say that someone who repeatedly, habitually breaks the law is a "scofflaw." —  brianstorms weblog
  • Lombard Motors towing company, which most recently drew heat for failing to pay taxes on a scofflaw-hunting tow truck, has been kicked off of the city's Plate Hunter program. —  New Haven Independent
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