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Nevilledog

(51,104 posts) Fri May 14, 2021, 02:33 PM May 2021

California will eliminate debt owed for traffic fees and fines for low-income Californians.

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NEW: California will eliminate debt owed for traffic fees and fines for low-income Californians. Tickets from 2015 - June 2021 will be forgiven.
10:40 AM · May 14, 2021

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California will eliminate debt owed for traffic fees and fines for low-income Californians. (Original Post) Nevilledog May 2021 OP

June 2021? MichMan May 2021 #1

California's fiscal year MurrayDelph May 2021 #2

I understand the desire to help low income people. totodeinhere May 2021 #3

Assuming that you have insurance Jose Garcia May 2021 #4

MichMan

(11,924 posts)

1. June 2021?

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Fri May 14, 2021, 06:51 PM

May 2021

So people are now given the go ahead to drive like assholes for the next 6 weeks?

MurrayDelph

(5,294 posts)

2. California's fiscal year

Reply to MichMan (Reply #1)

Fri May 14, 2021, 11:18 PM

May 2021

ends in June

totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)

3. I understand the desire to help low income people.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Fri May 14, 2021, 11:38 PM

May 2021

But if traffic fines are eliminated for some people won't that make the roads less safe for everybody? What incentive would I have to obey traffic laws when I know there will be no negative consequences for me? I guess I could worry about my insurance rates going up but that's about it.

Jose Garcia

(2,598 posts)

4. Assuming that you have insurance

Reply to totodeinhere (Reply #3)

Sat May 15, 2021, 02:05 AM

May 2021

They usually issue fines for driving without insurance, but I guess those fines are being waived.

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