What can I do if I’m unable to pay a ticket?
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What can I do if I’m unable to pay a ticket?
I am unable to pay a $168 ticket due to unemployment. May I suggest to a judge that I be sentenced to community service or even jail time instead of money? I simply do not have it. What now?
Asked on July 29, 2011 North Carolina
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
If you do not presently have the money to pay the $168.00 ticket, you have the following options to eliminate the fine: 1. ask the judge to pay the $168.00 over time in monthly amounts that you can afford, 2. ask for work service if the county you have to appear for the violation has such as a means to pay off the fine.
The court systems in this country rarely sentences someone to jail for a penalty that calls for a $168.00 fine for a ticket.
Another option is perhaps borrowing the money from a friend to pay the fine?
The most likely result for you if you cannot pay the $168.00 ticket is that the judge will set a monthly installment plan for you to pay off the fine.
Good luck.
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