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Re:Using FOIA Data and Unix to halve major source of parking... by sdinsn on Monday August 13, 2018 @08:46PM (#17754789)
It is. If you get a parking ticket that means you are being charged with a crime, the crime is just a minor infraction.
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Re:Using FOIA Data and Unix to halve major source of parking... by tptacek on Monday August 13, 2018 @08:58PM (#17754836)
Parking tickets are civil, not criminal.
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Re:Using FOIA Data and Unix to halve major source of parking... by mehrdadn on Monday August 13, 2018 @08:51PM (#17754814)
Source? I'm not a lawyer and I don't know Illinois law, but I have generally read these are civil and not criminal offenses, e.g. https://www.wisemantriallaw.com/blog/2012/august/the-differe...
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Re:Using FOIA Data and Unix to halve major source of parking... by vageli on Monday August 13, 2018 @09:49PM (#17755024)
If that were the case, wouldn't the municipality be required to provide a defense attorney? Or is that only for felonies?
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