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The TL;DR is: "any criminal records is public information". Fundamentally, even if it's very minor, it's public information until expunged, cleared, or sealed.
by ecnahc515 8y ago
The TL;DR is: "any criminal records is public information". Fundamentally, even if it's very minor, it's public information until expunged, cleared, or sealed. I think most people are generally fine with this, it's only really a problem if you consistently are committing offenses.
- dannyw 8y agoI wouldn't be that generous. You park 15 mins longer than permitted once outside your workplace, and now your violent ex knows where you now work.
- cabaalis 8y agoMaybe. But I think the benefit to society of publicly knowing violations outweighs this potential abuse. Also, it would be a problem to allow government to secretly prosecute, even for very minor offenses.
- macintux 8y agoI'm very skeptical about drawing a line from "not sharing license plate numbers tied to address of offense when it comes to traffic fines" to "secretly prosecute".
- oh_sigh 8y agoYour violent ex would know your license plate number, but not know where you work?
- macintux 8y agoI'd wager most people switch jobs more often than they change license plate numbers.
- mehrdadn 8y agoThis is not criminal though?
- sdinsn 8y agoIt is. If you get a parking ticket that means you are being charged with a crime, the crime is just a minor infraction.
- mehrdadn 8y agoSource? 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-difference-between-a-civil-traffic-ticket-ci/ https://www.wisemantriallaw.com/blog/2012/august/the-differe...
- tptacek 8y agoParking tickets are civil, not criminal.
- vageli 8y agoIf that were the case, wouldn't the municipality be required to provide a defense attorney? Or is that only for felonies?