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Legal Question: I owe on three tickets to Riverside Superior Court that total approx $1400. The DMV will reinstate my license after payment arrangements have been made.
Instead of making a monthly payment arrangement with the court financial dept, is there a possibility - that if I go in front of the judge and offer to pay the fines off that day with cash - that the judge might lower the amount?

Asked on 6/20/10, 10:12 pm

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Yes, that is possible. It is not unusual at all.

Answered on 6/21/10, 9:38 am

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Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

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Possible, try it.

Answered on 6/21/10, 10:44 am

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Jonathan Reich De Castro, West, Chodorow, Glickfeld & Nass, Inc.

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You have little to loose but you better have a good reason for why you want a discount.

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Answered on 6/21/10, 3:12 pm

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