Thumbs up: A ticket out of legal trouble

The Press Democrat

BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD

How does a $20 traffic ticket turn into a $160 fine? In California, citations come with a long list of fees and surcharges on top of the penalty for the underlying offense. Miss the deadline to pay and the actual cost of that $20 ticket can quickly climb to $500 or more, plus a license suspension. Between 2006 and 2013, more than 4 million people — one in six California adults — had their licenses suspended for failing to pay a traffic ticket on time.

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