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Originally Posted by Johnnybgood
I received a ticket going 25 mph a few years back. I had to go to court but was acquitted so the court cost was 300 bucks plus one moth @ 50 bucks to the probation office Btw, if I didn’t get acquitted it was 6 month probation and 1800 dollars plus 50 bucks a month for 6 months to the probation officer
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You were acquitted and still required to pay $350 for court costs and probation office?! Acquitted, as I understand the definition, means the evidence wasn't there for a conviction, or the officer didn't show up to testify. Why would you have been charged that chunk of change under those conditions? Acquittal equals "not guilty", and the cost of the action should be borne by the state. Does anyone else have an explanation?