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    Default What to Do if You Can't Afford Your Fines and Court Costs

    In California, if you have been paying fines and costs, including attorney fees, on a criminal case and you become ill such that you can't work, what should you do?

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    Default Re: What to Do if You Can't Afford Your Fines and Court Costs

    You should immediately inform your probation officer of your illness and inability to work, and you should provide your probation officer with the medical evidence that is necessary to substantiate your disability.

    Courts accept that people have health issues, and it is common for courts to extend probation or make similar allowances when a crisis occurs -- but courts and probation officers want to know what is happening before somebody violates probation, not after. If you don't address the issue up-front, the court may not be anywhere near as receptive to your claim of disability made after you're eventually picked up and brought back to court on the probation violation.

    If you are so ill that you also cannot attend required meetings with your probation officer, that's an issue you should also address before missing any appointments.

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