Just received mail today and found letter from a Probate Court stating I owe for a 1990 DUI offense. The Clerk of Court secretary stated they did receive 3 payments of $50.00 towards this fine, and they also added a failure to appear in court fee of $50.00. I cannot recall that far back and also do not know why I have never received any other mail at all for this same offense in the past 20 years. Do I still have to pay this fine, or should I get a lawyer to fight this?
I did have one DUI in 2001 and my license was suspended and I did pay all court fees and probation fines for this 2001 DUI. I have not been in any further trouble with the courts at all since then.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Since you couldn't level with us here, no one here can answer you.
No one forgets if they have a DUI. If you had one you know if you paid the fine or not.
Get a lawyer and be far more honest with him than you were here. No lawyer can help a person who is so obviously lying.