What are the legal reprecussions for not paying a fine assessed by a private company?

Question

I work near a train station and the location of my parking lot makes it convenient to walk through the train station on my way to work. This morning, I crossed the tracks on a pedestrian walkway right in front of a parked train. According to the Amtrak guy that was harassing me, crossing at an unsafe pedestrian walkway (I don't believe him that it was unsafe, but I suppose that doesn't matter) is a $450 fine. I refused to show him my ID; as far as I'm concerned, without a police badge, I'm not identifying myself. In fact, if he really planned to press the issue, I was just going to run for it. Thankfully, he let me off with a warning so I didn't have to pay (or fight) the fine.

Anyway, I can see how there could be financial repercussions if the company sent me to collections for an unpaid fine, but is it really against the law? In my mind, there's a difference between a police citation and an Amtrak fine, but I don't know how the law sees it.

Answer 1

If I recall correctly, Amtrack is a government agency, and I guess that does have some weight. They can, as can private institutions, take you to court for the fines.

I would argue in this instance that Amtrack does not have a case. You could also say that they are at fault for not putting either underground or overhead pedestrian walkways, suitable for the disabled, at their crossing point.

Answer 2

countless issues: one million. in case you got the tickets *because of the fact* they secure £3 properly worth of parking then you definately could have paid the extra beneficial, parked right and reclaimed it from the cinema. 2. Is it a great? deepest parking has now been replaced to outlaw clamping yet any can charge could nevertheless bypass countless felony thresholds, study the link.

Answer 3

Transit lines are public, like roads. The police would issue the ticket.