HIGHER TRAFFIC FINES * USA - Florida OKs' ones, to bolster budget
FL,USA - Land Line Magazine. by Keith Goble -January 20, 2009: -- The Florida Legislature approved a bill that would increase fines for driving violations. It is intended to help plug a $2.3 billion budget hole... Meeting during a special budget-cutting session this month, lawmakers endorsed legislation that would raise the cost of all traffic tickets by $10 while speeders would pay $25 more... Judges also would be prohibited from waiving fines... The extra money for the state is expected to reach $16 million this year and $63 million in 2010. It would be routed into newly created trust funds that pay public defenders and prosecutors...
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