RULE 12
PAYMENT OF FINES AND PENALTIES
1) Infractions. Any person who has been served with a notice
of infraction and who desires to use option (1) as provided in
IRLJ 2.4(b)(1), may arrange time payments on the monetary penalty
according to the policy then in force. Infraction penalties
imposed shall be paid at the conclusion of any requested hearing
unless payments are authorized by the Judge/Commissioner.
2) Attorney and Jury Fees - Reimbursement. The Court may
require partial or full reimbursement to the City for the cost of
court appointed counsel, interpreters, and/or jury fees from
those defendants the Court finds able to pay such.
3) Jail Costs - Reimbursement. The Court may require partial
or full reimbursement to the City for the cost of jail time, as
set by the Whatcom County Sheriff's Department, from those
defendants the Court finds are able to pay the same.
4) Revocation of Probation or Imposition of Suspended Jail Time
and/or Fines. Probation shall be revoked and previously
suspended jail time and/or fines may be imposed for willful
failure to pay fines. Any defendant unable to make fine payments
in a timely manner shall request judicial review on or before the
date such payment is due. Failure to request such a hearing
shall be prima facie evidence of a willful failure to pay.
Defendants who cannot pay fines and/or costs assessed shall
request community service as an alternative to monetary payments.
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