How the $20 first-time cellphone-in-car penalty will cost you $97

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
> Date: August 15, 2008 1:36:59 PM EDT
> To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] How the $20 first-time cellphone-in-car  
> penalty will cost you $97
>
> [Note:  This item comes from friend Janos Gereben.  DLH]
>
> From: janosG <janosg () gmail com>
> Date: August 15, 2008 9:48:05 AM PDT
> Subject: How the $20 first-time cellphone-in-car penalty will cost  
> you $97
>
> [A stupid law, with outrageously inflated penalty - and I say that  
> without having been caught yet!...:)]
>
> <http://www.mercurynews.com/mrroadshow/ci_10212334?nclick_check=1>
>
> <<Here is the breakdown for a cell phone citation based on fees in  
> Santa Clara County and in San Jose. Fees vary slightly from county  
> to county.
>
> • Base fine: $20.
>
> • State penalty: $20.
>
> • State courthouse security fee: $20.
>
> • County penalty: $14.
>
> • County prior search fee: $10.
>
> • State court construction fund: $7.
>
> • State criminal penalty surcharge: $4.
>
> • Proposition 69 DNA sampling: $2.
>
> • Total cost: $97.>>RSS Feed: <http://www.warpspeed.com/wordpress>




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