Re: Driver Surcharge-Texas Transportation Code Ch.708

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hi i recently had to pay ths surcharge crap i was not notifed
by letter......found out when i went to get a job had no idea
that my licence was suspended....i know i do not get the job
and had to pay out money for a ticket that was dismissed in
the first damn place....thsi is the stupidist thing

On 11/17/04, Mary wrote:
> This law is a crock of crap. Who is responsible for
notifying
> the driver that he/she is going to have an additional fine
> levied against him for the next three years?
> We, my husband & I, found out the hard way., by a letter
> through the mail. We did take care of our financial
> responsibility... IN CASH !!!!
> Recently a co-worker told me that her daughter is paying
> $360 for the next three years. She received her letter ONE
> year after she was ticketed.
> I work in a hospital & have never heard that this money is
> being filtered back to fund ANYTHING in our trauma center.
> This really needs to be brought to the public's attention.
> And to think, we voted for these people in our government.
> They apparently do not want us to know they are sticking it
> to us again. My biggest complaint with this law is ..
they ,
> the DPS, say that your driver's license will be suspended if
> you don't pay. That is not a big deal for some of these
Bozos
> who repeatedly get caught, ticketed, arrested & released.
> They just drive w/o a license. It makes it hard for those of
> us who do pay the fines,,, on time.
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> On 11/03/04, Mike wrote:
>> The Texas legislation enacted House Bill 3588 which gave
>> birth to new laws affecting drivers. Offence(s) that
>> result in conviction cuases a person to ante up certain
>> amounts beyond the statutory fine. For example, one who
>> does not have a valid driver's licence must pay $250 a
>> year for three years!! A DWI or DUI conviction must pay
>> $1000 a years for three years in addition to a fine,court
>> costs and probation fees. Who can tell me of the
>> constitutional right of this law? What is being done
>> about rescinding this law?