Chapter 7 & Having fine eliminated off parking tickets.

[MzOptimistic]

Hello,

I am waiting for my Chapter 7 Discharge due to be discharged any day now. I have over $2,000 in parking tickets. My question is...Can the fines be eliminated due to my BK and I can just pay what the initial ticket is was before fines were added ? Tia.

[justbroke]

From what I understand, fines can not be discharged (except under certain circumstances where the "fine" or "penalty" was to recoup/recover a cost). So a parking ticket would be non-dischargeable. I would think any penalty for late payment would likewise be non-dischargeable in a Chapter 7. A Chapter 13 discharge would be different in the treatment of the fines.

[MzOptimistic]

Thanks for responding. I find it very unfair that a $25 dollar ticket turns into $250 and $337 dollars. That's just highway robbery.