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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Cops To Collect Traffic Fines On the Spot Via Credit or Debit Card



Notes From The Police State

  • A bill from the "small government" Republican Party would empower everyday police officers to take on the roles of judge, jury and executioner . . . and levy fines right on the spot.
  • Thank God the "small government" Conservatives are in charge and not the crazy libs.

A house bill recently introduced in the Texas legislature would allow police officers to collect immediate payment from “defendants” for Class C misdemeanor traffic fines “by use of a credit or debit card,” completely circumventing the rule of law and citizens’ due process rights.
H.B. No. 121, introduced on Monday by Republican State Rep. Allen Fletcher, concerns “an alternative means of payment of certain criminal fines and court costs.”


“Under the procedure, a peace officer making an arrest of a defendant (1) shall inform the defendant of: (A) the possibility of making an immediate payment of the fine and related court costs by use of a credit or debit card; and (B) the defendant’s available alternatives to making an immediate payment,” the bill, still in its initial phase, states reports Infowars News.

The House bill goes on to explain that “a peace officer making an arrest of a defendant: (2) may accept, on behalf of the court, the defendant’s immediate payment of the fine and related court costs by use of a credit or debit card, after which the peace officer must release the defendant.”

However, should the bill pass, it would deal a devastating blow to the citizenry’s right to due process, which among other things mandates an appearance and assessment before a magistrate prior to a case proceeding to trial, and would set the legal precedent wherein everyday police officers would be empowered to take on the roles of judge, jury and executioner – and charge “related court costs.”

Not explicitly stated is the fact that, under the bill, traffic cops would be required to carry around credit card swiping machines, in addition to citizens’ private credit or debit card information, which could open the doors to a litany of personal security risks and liabilities.


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