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I know of a woman, disabled, non-violent offender parolee, in her forties, who lost her drivers license. She has been clean and sober for two+ years. Glowing PO reports. Prime example of rehabilitation. To get her license back, she'd have to pay something like $500 a month for three years. MAking near minimum wage, she can't afford that. She lives in the country with her parents who take her everywhere, including to work at 6am, AA meetings, etc. They are 66 and 70 years old. There is no public transportation where she lives.
Someone needs to fix this. She can't afford the payments. Eventually, she'll need to drive even though she would be breaking the law. Someone should be able to lessen her total fine to a reasonable level on the recommendation of her PO and a judge.
BTW, I don't know the law on this. I really don't know how it works. But the worst day this lady had in two years out of prison was when she realized she'd never get her license back again.
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