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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
You don't have a problem with a cop ignoring a real infraction and committing perjury to increase the likelihood of payment so his locality gets more money than had he written up the real infraction? Say it ain't so.
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It's NY.
If I was
knowingly speeding and got popped for doing 15 over the posted but got off with a seatbelt violation I'd buy the cop a drink.
Seatbelt is $40 plus $50 surcharge. Fixed fine. No points, no insurance premium hit.
1st offense speeding 11-30 over posted is a minimum $90 plus the surcharge. Max for the speeding portion is discretionary up to $300. Oh yeah, it can also get you 15 days in the pokey.
Then if you get another speeder within an 18 month period the max can go as high as $450 and 30 days in the clink.
That's all up to the judges discretion.
Get a 3rd speeder in that 18 months and mandatory revocation of license for 30-60 days and insanely expensive.
Add in the insurance premium increase and I think she is doing just fine.