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Government

Sep. 24, 2015

Relief for Californians with traffic fines

New legislation set to take effect Oct. 1 will provide relief for Californians facing hefty traffic fines. By Bob Hertzberg


By Bob Hertzberg


Andrew, a 22-year-old single father, was working as a mechanic and making regular
installment payments to the court on a couple of traffic tickets.


A few months into the payments, his 2-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia. As
his son's sole caretaker, Andrew had to leave his job to care for his son. His sudden
loss of income meant that he could not meet the term...

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