Online archive of questions on various topics answered by our experts. You can also ask a question (registration is required)
+71 votes
How is the money seized by the court distributed among the parties?
by (4.3k points)

2 Answers

+119 votes
 
Best answer
It is defined by your state statutes (laws). In many state, your fine actually includes numerous surcharges.. . If you paid $180 speeding ticket ($120 fines goes to your city/county and the $60 would be for surcharges that support many programs). The programs could include public awareness on speed, dui, new computer system for the courthouse and many other programs that help your community.
by (4.1k points)
selected by
0 votes
It appears that the question period has expired. If you have received an answer that meets your needs, please choose one of those as a 'best answer.' If you haven't received a good answer for your question, you may want to consider the following,. . 1) Re-post your question. Newer questions get more activity on Yahoo! Answers than old ones.. 2) If you do re-post your question, consider why it wasn't answered the first time. Could it be more specific? Could it be worded better? Were there grammatical or spelling errors? Was it in the best category?. . If it doesn't seem likely that re-posting your question will help you, then here's a listing of my favorite 'answer sites'. Maybe one of them will help you.. . Answers.com http://www.answers.com/. Bartleby http://www.bartleby.com/. Yahoo Reference http://education.yahoo.com/reference/. HowStuffWorks http://www.howstuffworks.com/. Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page. . Since I really haven't answered your question, it is not necessary to give me any points. Regards.
by (4.3k points)
...