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12-18-2006, 07:46 PM
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| | | Parking Ticket dismissed but court costs charged
What is the name of your state? Maryland
My parking ticket was dismissed in court today, but I was assessed court costs.
This implies that the parking authorities can issue tickets at will, and then charge the defendent court costs whether he is found guilty or not. That seems to me to be an abuse of power.
How can I appeal?
Last edited by semar; 12-18-2006 at 07:47 PM.
Reason: punctuation
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12-19-2006, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by semar  How can I appeal? | You can't. It was your choice to contest the ticket.
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12-20-2006, 06:11 PM
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| | | In other words there is a fine for successfully contesting a ticket
In other words, there is, in effect, a fine (court costs) for successfully contesting a ticket. I am not a lawyer but it seems to me there is something wrong with being, in effect, fined for standing up for one's rights -- and ostensibly winning. |
12-20-2006, 08:31 PM
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| | | The Constitution does not guarantee that your rights are free of charge. Also, taxpayers are getting tired of subsidizing many things. Remember that next time you vote and turn down a ballot measure or inititive because it would cost you more in taxes. It costs me $3 every time I take my grandchildren to our neighborhood park due to a failed tax bond. As costs continue to rise you are going to see more and more of the tax burden shifted from the general population to those that use the provided services.
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12-21-2006, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by semar What is the name of your state? Maryland
My parking ticket was dismissed in court today, but I was assessed court costs.
This implies that the parking authorities can issue tickets at will, and then charge the defendent court costs whether he is found guilty or not. That seems to me to be an abuse of power. How can I appeal? | I think we have to pay the "costs" for the court to hear the case. Really the issuing agency or agent should be responsible, (like in the case of filing frivilous law suits) but accountability is not normally one of their strong points so they lobby strongly against anything like this  Taking the complaint to Governow O'Malley is about all you can do on it...
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