Remitting Costs and Fines
A judge may remit unpaid fines and costs at any time. In certain circumstances.
May 23, 2016
Feds Focus on Fines and Fees
The U.S. Department of Justice recently issued a letter regarding its “strong interest” in putting a stop to unconstitutional court fines and fees that target the poor. According to […]
April 14, 2016
Civil Judgments for Criminal Monetary Obligations
When can money owed as the result of criminal case be docketed as a civil judgment?
October 28, 2014
Tracking Court Cost Waivers
Earlier this year National Public Radio ran a series on court costs entitled Guilty and Charged. The general point of the series was that “the costs of the criminal justice […]
January 16, 2014
The Bill for Driving While Impaired
A DWI conviction will cost you. Let’s take the case of a typical defendant who has never before been charged with or convicted of DWI. I’ll call him Forrest Firsttimer. […]
January 15, 2014
Waiving Community Service Fees
May community service fees be waived? I suspect some of you are thinking “I hope so, because they just were,” or something along those lines. It turns out to be […]
November 5, 2012
Insurance Points: Yet Another Cost of Traffic Convictions
Jeff wrote last week about the court costs associated with traffic infractions, which are significant, even for minor traffic offenses. As he mentioned, these costs are not the only financial […]
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