Does the failure of a defendant to pay a penalty assessment by a particular date justify a charge of bail jumping? This motion to dismiss requires review of the legal principles, practices and procedures relating to sentences of monetary penalties, be they termed fines, penalty assessments, or mandatory surcharges.
THE FACTS
The defendant was arrested on March 9, 1983, charged with loitering for prostitution. (Penal Law...
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