Residents who live in New Mexico’’s Bernalillo County may be paying more for their driving infractions in the near future, as a ticket surcharge is being proposed to help bring in more money for the county.
The proposal, which has already been passed by the state’’s House of Representatives, would tack on a $10 surcharge to all speeding and traffic violation fines in order to pay for jailhouse costs to prevent overcrowding.
"It’’s real tough. It’’s supposed to house 2,100 inmates a night, on any given Sunday there’’s about 2,500- 2,700 people," Moe Maestas, a Democratic legislator representing Albuquerque told local NBC affiliate KOB.com. "We really need to get a handle on the cost of the jail, this will help them a little bit."
Other attempts at handing out tickets across the state of New Mexico have been met with mixed results. The installation of red light cameras in Las Cruces in March 2009 was meant to catch and deter drivers attempting to run through lights, but instead has led to an 18 percent increase in accidents, TheNewspaper.com reported.
For drivers who depend on their vehicles for work and cannot afford to lose their license, but also do not have the funding to pay off tickets they owe and risk additional penalties, a payday loan may enable them to pay off the tickets without incurring additional fines.
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