Colorado Won't Fine Uber $8.9 Million After All

DENVER, CO -- Colorado regulators won't fine ride-sharing company Uber $8.9 million after all. The Denver Post reported that the state agreed to cut those fines in half after arguments from the company.

The San Francisco-based company hit the national spotlight late last year after the Colorado Public Utilities Commission announced that 57 drivers were hired despite their criminal backgrounds. The company was cited $2,500 a day for each day a disqualified driver was found to have worked.

However, Uber "said in its March 23 declaratory order for clarity that the Colorado Public Utilities Commission staff had already dismissed 1,788 violations — or half the 3,570 violations originally cited," the Denver Posted reported.

The article went on to say, "each violation, at $2,500 for every day a disqualified driver drove, is not only more than double the $1,100 allowed under state statute but should only be charged once, the company said."

Read the full Denver Post story here.

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