Systems and Methods for Citation Management

A method of managing citations for a fleet of vehicles, the method comprising:

• having a fleet owner responsible for a fleet of vehicles and a citation-issuing authority;
• providing a computer;
• said owner receiving, from said issuing authority, a plurality of citations, each of said citations referencing a vehicle in said fleet, a time and assessing a fine;
• placing said citations in computer readable form;
• accessing a database of contracts in computer readable form, said database including a plurality of contracts, each of said contracts indicating a time period during which a renter was responsible for said vehicle;
• and
• if said time of a first citation is wholly within said time period of a first contract:
• said computer automatically matching said first citation with said first contract;
• said computer automatically generating a document, said document indicating that said renter is responsible for paying said fine;
• and
• providing said document to said renter.

A computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions for citation matching, the memory comprising:

• computer-executable instructions for inputting a first citation referencing a vehicle in said fleet and a time of said first citation, said first citation also assessing a fine;
• computer-executable instructions for accessing a database of contracts, said database including a first contract indicating a time period during which a renter was responsible for said vehicle;
• computer-executable instructions for determining if said time of said first citation is wholly within said time period of said first contract and if so:
• automatically matching said first citation with said first contract;
• and
• automatically generating a document, said document indicating at least one of the following situations:
• that said renter is responsible for said fine or that said liability for said fine is being transferred to said renter.