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To: Reaganwuzthebest
in NY they’ve been jailing people for not responding.

I get a pound of ad flyers twice a week. I do my best to separate them from the real mail, but it's not unimaginable to dump a letter or two into the recycle bin along with all that paper waste.

Also people move, and mail gets misdelivered sometimes. I guess it's possible to convict and jail someone for ignoring summons, but the evidence should be fairly convincing - such as failing to respond to several summons while still paying your regular bills. Such selectivity would be hard to explain.

69 posted on 01/10/2010 9:08:51 PM PST by Greysard
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To: Greysard

It all depends on the judge’s mood. Most likely they just fine or warn people but I did read on the local boards that a few were sent to jail recently after a bunch of summons were ignored. They had to set an example.


70 posted on 01/10/2010 9:29:56 PM PST by Reaganwuzthebest
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