court fines
Judicial monetary penalties
Court fines are monetary penalties imposed by a judge as punishment for legal violations.
They differ from fees, which cover administrative costs, and from restitution, which compensates victims.
Fines may be set by statute or left to judicial discretion: The court fines for speeding range from $50 to $500.
Unpaid court fines can result in additional penalties, wage garnishment, or even imprisonment.
- penalty feesCharges for rule violations
- late feesPenalties for delayed payment
- bench warrantJudicial command for arrest
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
- misdemeanorsMinor legal violations
bailiffs · infraction · surcharge · overdue · outstanding balance · nonpayment · sentencing guidelines · forfeiture · civil penalties · asset seizure · delinquent · citation · traffic ticket · payment plans · probation officers · traffic offenses · felonies · judicial discretion
- municipal revenuelocal taxes, property tax, sales tax, land tax, tax levies
- finestraffic fines, parking fines, speeding fines, criminal fines, parking ticket
- public revenuetax revenue, sales tax, tax collection, revenue collection, municipal tax
- feesfee, fees, service fee, service charge, flat fee
- local lawszoning, city ordinances, zoning ordinance, city ordinance, permits
- public financepublic debt, budget deficit, tax revenue, budgets, expenditure
court finesimprisonment
Legal detention in jail
jail time · incarceration · prison sentence · community service · capital punishment
court finesdamages
Compensation for injury
compensation · restitution · settlement · reparations · monetary award