She is way behind on her probation fees. In our State(MO) its 30 dollars a month starting last april so she has not payed them for over a year. SHe is worried sick about this and does'nt know what to do! Will she go to jail? She works 50 hours a week and never misses but is just in a very difficult financial rut right now. If she were to get a loan and pay all the fees and the 1400 she owes would it all go away? Any information would help a lot.
2007-09-24 08:41:33 · 4 answers · asked by TABBY 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
This is not a felony. ITs ans SIS
2007-09-24 08:44:21 · update #1
She is already payin 100 a monthe for restitution. That's why she's unable to pay the 30.
2007-09-24 08:52:27 · update #2
For those who don't know, "SIS", per your additional detail, refers to a "Suspended Imposition of Sentence", which means that your friend was found "guilty", but the court chose not to give her a sentence, so long as the defendant successfully completes the probation period.
In other words, your friend was very lucky or got a good lawyer (presumably, pro-bono or for free).
Assuming minimum wage of, roughly, $6/hr for 50 weeks (let's assume straight overtime), then she is making $300/week or $1200/month. Even accounting for the $100/month restitution and $30/month probation fee, that still leaves $1070/month; cut that in half for taxes, and that leaves $535/month for rent, utilities, groceries, gas, car insurance, etc, etc, etc. Not a heckuvalot to live on, I'll grant you, but it is doable (it would have helped if you said what city your friend lives in). She needs to give up any entertainment (e.g., movies; cellphones with expensive add-ons, such as unlimited text messaging, etc; expensive foods when cheap ones would suffice; and any "extravagances", such as premium gas, fancy shoes, HD TV, etc). This may seem harsh, but she is paying her debt to society, and that is what matters most, right now.
As for the loan, I doubt that she could get one, except from a high-interest lender, which would compound (no pun intended) her problems.
She is not the first person to be in this situation. She should let her probation officer know the situation, right now; they may have ways to help her out, even if it's just to delay the payment. She's on the right track by working hard, but now needs to focus on a workable budget, and, with friends like you to help her out, she'll do just fine.
2007-09-24 11:18:33 · answer #1 · answered by skaizun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she works 50 hours a week and can't make $30 a month.. what exactly is she spending on that takes up all her money? If she has bills up to the sky, i would understand; but if she's going out and having fun almost every weekend or if she's expending on stuff she doesn't need... then she should prioritize her probation first.
2007-09-24 08:51:47 · answer #2 · answered by K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she pays all she owes, she would be done with that part of her probation. She needs to call the probation office and talk to them before they issue the warrant for her arrest if they haven't already.
2007-09-24 08:48:26 · answer #3 · answered by Allison P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
30 dollars a month is nothing, she really needs to get her finances straight.
2007-09-24 08:50:01 · answer #4 · answered by ☆ღWifey Wifeyღ☆ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋