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Lee asked in Cars & TransportationSafety · 1 decade ago

accidentally forgot to pay my seat belt ticket?

so i forgot to pay my seat belt ticket that was a 50 dollar fine right. now my wife calls up to the county clerks office and now its an OMFG 300 DOLLARS. i would like to know if anyone does what stipulation or law makes a 50 dollar fine increase by 500% i mean how is this logical i know its my fault that i forgot to pay the fine but comon 300 bucks for a 50 dollar fine that's just plain ridiculous not to mention that paying 50 bucks is in no way going to save my life but just empty my already empty pockets, while wasting my time being pulled over and giving police a reason to pull anyone over just because they FEEL like it. please help me I'm just so frustrated with our illogical judicial system

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the only reason i found out is now i have a warrent for my arrest now and i only found out cuz my dad called me because he got a letter in the mail.....a warrent for not wearing a seat belt....give me a ******* break what is this country comming to

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    You have no reason to be confused, this is the way that they make money by sticking it to us...

  • 1 decade ago

    its 300 know becouse you dident pay the ticket.this had to go to court witch you dident show up for so on top of the 50 dollars you now have to pay court cost and the cost of all the paper work and warrent.the only way out is to pay or go to jail.

    by the way if you dont wont to give the police a reason to pull you over put you seat belt on!!

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