City and County Government
Looks like folks charged with DUIs don’t get to unilaterally decide to see Judge Donald Louden in Municipal Court.
Some defendants had been waiving their right to a jury trial, held before Judge Marie Anderson. That’d put them in Louden’s court. Some folks on the prosecuting end think he’s too lax, though [...]
Here’s* suspensions and reinstatements for failure to pay and appear, from the Montana Department of Justice Department of Motor Vehicles.
Here’s the form* used for suspensions.
Here’s the long list* of historical suspensions for all kinds of things, not just failures to pay.
And finally, a link* to a National Center on State Courts report on fine collections.
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The Municipal Court dollars that should be collected and aren’t add up to nearly $7 million.
Here’s that list.* (Thanks to techie Wonder Woman Anne Cruikshank for creating the link.)
– Keila Szpaller
First number of the day: Six. It’s that many degrees below zero.
But, oh dear, I wanted to post information related to Sunday’s story* about Municipal Court much earlier. Below are some figures from City Hall.
First, a brief anecdote from deputy city attorney Carrie Garber on another person who isn’t paying for damages caused.
