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It is. If you get a parking ticket that means you are being charged with a crime, the crime is just a minor infraction.
by sdinsn 8y ago
It 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?