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Court official imposes $35 court cost after brief Providence traffic hearing
Summary
In a short exchange at the Municipal Court of Providence, a court official said a red‑light charge would be accompanied by a $35 court cost after a participant raised a personal hardship tied to a planned trip to New York.
Unidentified Speaker 1, a court participant, told the court that it was someone’s birthday and that a planned trip to New York would not proceed if the fine had to be paid: "Today's her birthday and she wants to go to New York and if she has to pay this, we can't go."
Unidentified Speaker 2 (the court official referenced in the exchange) told the participant the mother involved…
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