Thousands arrested annually for expired tags in D.C.

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Nearly 3,500 drivers have been arrested in the District over the past two years for driving an unregistered vehicle or one that has an expired tag, but only a fraction of them spent time behind bars, according to police data.

Additionally the number of arrests declined significantly between 2010 and 2011.

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