That all presumes there's no way around the fine. If he had no warning, sure all those things matter. For something that is extremely easy to comply with, and

That all presumes there's no way around the fine. If he had no warning, sure all those things matter. For something that is extremely easy to comply with, and that he's intentionally not complying with: too bad? This isn't a one-time whupps. It's no different than a DUI - the first one sort of sucks, but not in a life-changing way. The 3rd one you're into some serious, serious shit. He should be at this point.