DeTomaso Mailing List: April 98, Message #307

OUCH!

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Melton, Charles P [SMTP:charles.p.melton@lmco.com]
>Sent:	Monday, April 06, 1998 7:38 AM
>To:	Multiple recipients of list
>Subject:	speed laws
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>>From an enlighten individual....sounds reasonable....but FWIW:
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>15 over is reckless.  At that point the officer has desecration to lift your
>license and substitute jail for citation.  Somewhere around 90 or 100 jail
>becomes preferred method but again not mandatory.  I know a guy cited for
>140 that went home with the ticket.  
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>Speed Costs are Mandatory min $50s+($5xmph over limit [to 10 mph
>over])+($10xmph over limit)+county fee cost.  Reckless etc. is tacked on.
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>A Pantera Example
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>Tagged at 140mph in a 65:  Fine= $50+$ 50(5x10)+$650(10x65)+750(county
>collection and processing fee)= $1500
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>If you are in a car pool lane on the Golden Gate Bridge Add 2x300(car pool
>doubled for special enforcement zone)+ 2x 300 for county cost+ another 2x
>200+ 2x200 for the county's trouble for the lower speed limit(45)= $3500.
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