05/29/2026
The Miami-Dade Tax Collector’s Office just dropped a massive hammer, canceling over 4,700 fraudulent permits after auditing 33,000 applications.
Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez has teamed up with the State Attorney’s Office and the Sheriff's Office, using advanced AI to cross-check medical signatures and flag fake applications from the last two years.
If you're caught gaming the system, enforcement teams will confiscate your placard on the spot, and you'll face first-degree misdemeanor charges—meaning up to a year in jail, a $1,000 fine, and a 4-year ban from ever getting a permit again.