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Driver vs city/county

CAN A CITY OR COUNTY IN fLORIDA,CHARGE YOU FOR POLICE TIME IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEN SUSPEND YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE UNTIL THAT BILL IS PAID


Asked on 8/06/07, 8:35 pm

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Scott R. Jay Law Offices of Scott R. Jay

Re: Driver vs city/county

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I have never heard of this being done, but I imagine it could be. Some cities/counties already charge for fire rescue vehicles responding to an emergency call. With tax rollbacks, many governmental entities are looking for new ways to increase revenues from other sources and this may be one of them.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

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Answered on 8/07/07, 11:04 pm


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