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  • Armed With Checkbooks and Excuses, First Casualties of Va. Fees Go to Court(crazy new fines)

    08/12/2007 4:30:08 PM PDT · by RDTF · 142 replies · 2,227+ views
    The Washington Post ^ | August 12, 2007 | Jonathan Mummolo
    The labor pains were coming, so Jessica Hodges got going. The 26-year-old bank teller from Burke sped toward Inova Fairfax Hospital, but before she got there, the law got her -- 57 mph in a 35 zone. Reckless driving. Hodges's labor pains subsided -- they turned out to be a false alarm -- but the agony from her ticket is mounting. She was found guilty of the July 3 offense and given a $1,050 civil fee on top of a judge-imposed $100 fine and court costs, making her one of the first to be hit with Virginia's new "abusive driver...