Legal Question in DUI Law in Washington
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I was resentenced for an '02 DUI on 2/13/04 and the judge crossed out everything on the sentence and judgment form about paying for probation services. She signed it, too. The court is trying to make me pay $2,400 for probation debt, but the collection agency has never sent me monthly statements and when I requested written verification of my debt, I didn't get one. The collection agency has NEVER sent me one thing, since '05. Then, the judge had a court employee call me and she left a message AND sent an E-mail that said ''The judge will not address your concerns about probation or the collection agency''. I think it's because they are well aware that the payment for probation was crossed out on the sentencing form. They just didn't know I still had it. How can they ignore a court order? Docket info is just Docket info, isn't signed and you never know who entered what.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Dui
Your best course of action is to take this matter up with the Court Administrator of the court where all of this transpired. If that doesn't work, then contact the head of that court's system, e.g., the head court administrator. You also may have to contact the presiding judge of that court to get relief. But by all means, DO NOT lose that copy of the court paper you have as that is your only evidence. You will have to pursue this to the end becuase this matter could come back and haunt you for many years to come if you do not resolve it now. Good Luck!
Re: Dui
Writing the collection agency and providing them a copy of the order showing that no probation fees were order should be sufficient to clarify the issue.
The original of the order should be in the court file. You may wish to hire an attorney to move to correct the docket entry.
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