The biggest problem I have with all of this is that minor debts (traffic and parking tickets that don't appear to be more than a couple hundred at the very high end) get immediately reported by this company as negative/derogatory/collection tradelines on the credit reports of DC's citizens, apparently sometimes before the agency has even made contact with the individual. While this agency's practice is just not good for anyone involved (including the city, as I will explain) - it may not actually be illegitmate, as someone pointed out.
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