A partnership between the Collier County Sheriff’s Office and the Collier County Tax Collector is preventing people from obtaining driver’s licenses they don’t deserve.
On Friday, Undersheriff Kevin Rambosk joined Collier County Tax Collector Guy Carlton and other local officials in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“It’s a very important part of our job to keep fraudulent documents off the streets and out of the hands of people who use this illegally gotten information to stay in this country illegally. It also keeps anyone who uses these documents from committing more crimes,” Rambosk said. “This partnership has paid off for the entire community.”
Friday's ceremony marked the addition of all Collier County Tax Collector services to the facility at 2335 Orange Blossom Drive. Before, only Department of Motor Vehicle transactions could be conducted there. Now citizens can buy license plates, obtain hunting and fishing licenses, and conduct registration and title business at the Orange Blossom location.
On Friday, Undersheriff Kevin Rambosk joined Collier County Tax Collector Guy Carlton and other local officials in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“It’s a very important part of our job to keep fraudulent documents off the streets and out of the hands of people who use this illegally gotten information to stay in this country illegally. It also keeps anyone who uses these documents from committing more crimes,” Rambosk said. “This partnership has paid off for the entire community.”
Friday's ceremony marked the addition of all Collier County Tax Collector services to the facility at 2335 Orange Blossom Drive. Before, only Department of Motor Vehicle transactions could be conducted there. Now citizens can buy license plates, obtain hunting and fishing licenses, and conduct registration and title business at the Orange Blossom location.
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has assigned deputies to the driver’s license bureau to take action when people present phony birth certificates, Social Security cards and other forms of identification hoping to get a license. While bureau employees are trained to spot forged documents, without the presence of a deputy there would be little they could do but turn the applicant away. In 2007, deputies at the DMV made 22 felony arrests, 16 misdemeanor arrests, and issued 548 citations and 254 notice to appears. In addition, they made 1,513 inquiries to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or I.C.E., to determine whether individuals presenting fraudulent documents were in the country legally.
Fraudulent driver’s licenses allow illegal immigrants to firmly establish themselves in the country and move about more freely. The licenses not only give them a pass to drive, but also allow them to do other things, like easily cash checks.
Fraudulent driver’s licenses allow illegal immigrants to firmly establish themselves in the country and move about more freely. The licenses not only give them a pass to drive, but also allow them to do other things, like easily cash checks.
