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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•8 months agoWell, the alternative is to fight it in court.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•8 months agoIt’s part of getting a traffic ticket. Agree, confess, mail your check to the judge. Or take time off to show up and contest it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoYou’ve never heard of a consent decree or plea bargain? They’re common legal tools to avoid lengthy and expensive trials.
Today I learned that you can “agree” to fines.
Well, the alternative is to fight it in court.
It’s part of getting a traffic ticket. Agree, confess, mail your check to the judge. Or take time off to show up and contest it.
You’ve never heard of a consent decree or plea bargain? They’re common legal tools to avoid lengthy and expensive trials.
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