The fine for this infraction is pretty high given the “ zero tolerance “ laws passed by do gooder politicians.
The lady cant afford the car seat and she sure cant afford the fine for the ticket which just puts her deeper in the hole.
She probably will have to set up payments to pay the ticket and will default on the payments when she cant afford them.
Once she defaults, a warrant will be placed for her arrest.
Eventually , she will be pulled over and arrested and her car impounded.
She will have to spend time in jail until bailed out. Once she gets out of jail she needs to pay the impound fees to get her car.
And so it goes.
These types of tickets hit people going through a rough spot with devastation and often add the straw that breaks the camels back.
The officer no doubt is aware of this dynamic and did good
With a little luck, she’ll pass a similar favor on to someone else in the future.
Such things are good for the sole. I once paid $150 for a girl’s groceries at the store when she got to the checkout and realized she had lost her money somewhere. She offered to pay it back but I wasn’t hurting so I turned it down.