CurlieCutiePie
Junior Member
Court date is tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes..wish me luck :-/
Good luck... And don't be all freaked out... After all, tomorrow is Wednesday!!!Court date is tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes..wish me luck :-/
I'll say it again. You don't do jail time for traffic tickets. We don't want you in jail, we want your money.UGH! I pleaded no contest. The License charge got dismissed, Unsafe lane change fee was $35 and Insurance ticket got dropped to $100... Grand total with the RIDICULOUS assessment fee's is $662. I immediately asked to do jail time because I am NOT paying that crap, some of the fee's have NOTHING to do with court. They said I can't do jail so I'm doing 83 hours of community service.
Thank your legislators. The PA's keep going up.Here is the break down of the fee's:
Base fee $135
Penalty Assessment $364 (WTF!)
Everyone pays a night court fee in order to make night court available. Again, your legislators decided this.Criminal Surcharge $27
Night Court Fee $1 (Mind you I went to morning court)
You see those Sheriff's standing around? Those weapons screening devices? Those security assistants at the door telling you to empty your pockets? Well, they aren't free.Security fee Whatever that is: $20 each =$40
Yes, there is a fee for that. Used to be $10 per ticket, now it's $25 per violation. Thank your legislators.Correctable fee (There's a fee for that???): $25
Have you not heard of the budget crisis? The courts are running at a 90 million dollar deficit in LA County.Critical Needs Fund: $35 each =$70 (And that has WHAT to do with court??)
Because you didn't pay it todayInstallment fee:$30
Hey.... I've already paid more than my fair share.... So nobody look my way, please!!!The courts are running at a 90 million dollar deficit in LA County.
Have you not heard of the budget crisis? The courts are running at a 90 million dollar deficit in LA County.
This silly little quip shows the blindness of government officials to the concepts of fairness, justice and self-reliance. We have become a nanny state and people like CC want to see that we keep it that way.We don't want you in jail, we want your money.
No problem, at least you're not being a butthead about it, unlike other OPs of recent memory.Listen here, there were literally thousands of people in court that day..5 days a week, all paying thousands of dollars in fee's. Someone(s) is pocketing a WHOLE lot of cash. As for "Security fee's", I know I pay an arm, leg and a piece of an a** cheek in taxes as a single, no children having woman...I love being penalized for being responsible and not popping out children before I'm ready! Leave it to US, to make up the damn deficit eh? Sounds good. Smh (Yes I'm venting, sorry!)
That also applied to all of those who think governemnt in this state is unfair or unjust...I'll just mention that there are other (maybe even better) places to live...