Palatine Man Sues Village for Parking Ticket

The suburb of Palatine is facing a potential class action lawsuit for violating the Driver Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), which was passed in 1993 to protect motorists from having their personal information disclosed to the public. Although Jason Senne does not deny that his Acura was parked illegally in Palatine, he was shocked to see that his personal information, including his name, address, date of birth, driver’s license number, sex, height and weight, were left on the citation on his car for more than five hours – available to any passerby who wanted to take a look. According to the suit, by making Senne’s personal info available in that manner, “Palatine is not only failing to prevent the commission of a crime, it is facilitating the potential crime by making the persona info of the vehicle’s registered owner available to anyone who would desire that information. The suit is seeking class-action status, which could potentially include anyone who’s received a parking ticket in the suburb over the last four years as a plaintiff.