Seventh Circuit Upholds $30 Booking Fee For Being Arrested

[MaverickNH]

Seventh Circuit Upholds $30 Booking Fee For Being Arrested

From the Comments:

In Chief Wiggum's voice-

Alright boys, word's come down from the Mayor's office that the city is almost broke, and he needs us out there collecting those booking fees, so when you're out there today, anybody looks at you cockeyed, bring 'em in.

"Now let's get out there and provide our constituents with the 'service' of arresting them."

From the dissent: "During oral argument, the village tried to justify this user fee theory by explaining that a person arrested by mistake would still properly owe the fee because he would have benefitted from the 'services' of being photographed and fingerprinted."

Hapless Citizen: "No thank you, officer, I already had my photo and fingerprints taken last time I was arrested."
Officer: "You still have to pay again. But we'll give you a 'loyalty' card, and your 5th arrest is free."

 

[MisterHappy]

I guess that being "a guest of the State" is now just a discount program

 

[richc]

I wonder if they'll have frequent flyer discounts?

 

[turbo89]

Holy F'n bogus! I think it's even more bogus than the stupid MA court fees when you appeal a traffic violation.

Legal Gurus - What's the recourse to this? This is setting a pretty nasty precedence.

 

[Garys]

I wonder if they'll have frequent flyer discounts?

I wonder if there is another charge if they have to rebook you?

If you refuse to pay, will they refuse to book you?

 

[Squire]

Due process...for those who can afford it.

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[Spanz]

yeah you better frigin pay it too, or they will arrest you! oh wait...

 

[hunt4riches]

Holy F'n bogus! I think it's even more bogus than the stupid MA court fees when you appeal a traffic violation.

Legal Gurus - What's the recourse to this? This is setting a pretty nasty precedence.

So... if you get arrested, I think thirty bux is the LEAST of your problems.... (not that it's any excuse)

 

[Squire]

So... if you get arrested, I think thirty bux is the LEAST of your problems.... (not that it's any excuse)

Not if the POINT of arrests become suspect funded fishing expeditions.

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[Shovelheddrew]

So now arresting a person is a new profit center for the police. Hmmm. Nothing wrong here.

/sarcasm

 

[EC1]

So now arresting a person is a new profit center for the police. Hmmm. Nothing wrong here.

/sarcasm

Think of the local forfeiture issues rampant now across the country. Maybe police will become the "revenuers" of decades past (tax collectors?).

 

[JohnZ]

Does this apply to a citizen's arrest? Do I get the 30 bucks?

 

[Squire]

Does this apply to a citizen's arrest? Do I get the 30 bucks?

 

[Smokewagon]

Maybe police will become the "revenuers" of decades past (tax collectors?).

Won't go over well in some parts of the country. I've been told stories about "revenuers" getting shot at or dissapeared.