Timeline for Can a rental car company require you to forfeit your right to fight a fine?
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| Apr 16 at 22:56 | comment | added | user662852 | @Barmar, sure? The rental company's actions are explicitly ones I would have agreed to under my contract. OP never shared the text they agreed to. Do you believe the rental company has a duty to notify the renter of the fine before the last appeal date, or something, separate from the renter's agreement that they can pay it; and if so, why? | |
| Apr 8 at 22:17 | comment | added | Barmar | The page you linked to says one of your options is to request a court hearing. So you can normally fight it, but the rental company's actions appear to have taken away that right. | |
| Apr 12, 2021 at 13:48 | comment | added | user662852 | @SegNerd "Technically" (your term) red light camera tickets are civil citations and fines, not criminal charges. "Under Florida statutes, a civil infraction is a case in which a person is suspected of committing a non-criminal traffic infraction. ... These violations are not punishable by incarceration and there is no right to trial by jury or to court-appointed counsel. " from this FL county page: miami-dadeclerk.com/clerk/civil-traffic-infractions.page | |
| Apr 11, 2021 at 22:46 | comment | added | SegNerd | It’s a question of principle. It probably wouldn’t work if the rental company had you sign an agreement that said “If you are accused of murder during the rental period, you agree to plead guilty no matter what.” This is not nearly as serious, but isn’t it still technically a criminal matter? | |
| Apr 11, 2021 at 2:23 | comment | added | user662852 | @SegNerd it's $158, no points, in FL leg.state.fl.us/statutes/… | |
| Apr 11, 2021 at 2:18 | comment | added | user662852 | @SegNerd is that a real issue? A truly egregious moving violation that risks points would be issued in person to a driver after being pulled over by a LEO. The kinds of tickets sent to the registered owner (red light camera and parking tickets) do not, at least in Florida. Nevertheless OP is not specific about their contractual terms. Maybe their agreement is different than mine. | |
| Apr 11, 2021 at 1:44 | comment | added | SegNerd | I don’t feel like this hits the core of the question. You disagree with the claim that it wasn’t disclosed well enough, and you are right to do so. But isn’t the more important question whether a company is allowed to deny you your opportunity to fight something that could affect your record, insurance, and license? | |
| Apr 8, 2021 at 3:54 | history | answered | user662852 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |