[riverdawg]

“Traffic tickets in Campo comprised 93 percent of the town’s budget in 2013. That was more than $300,000 for the town of 107 people. The town relies on tickets. Without them, said Mayor Tim Grey, services would be significantly reduced.”

In Georgia, if a police or sheriff's department obtains more than 35% of it's revenue from speeding fines, it loses it's radar operation permit. Fines for speeding in excess of 20 mph over the posted limit are excluded from the calculation.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-— “Traffic tickets in Campo comprised 93 percent of the town’s budget in 2013. That was more than $300,000 for the town of 107 people. -—

That’s old school. Do they throw you in the pokey if you don’t pay up?