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Anyone have any legal advice? I have to attend a hearing, in front of a judge for unpaid tolls in Harris county. The actual tolls are 48 dollars but the admin fees ect add up to 700. Do I have to pay this or should I hire an attorney.

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1. At the hearing you can plead "not guilty." By law, you have the right to plead not guilty for any crime. Pleading not guilty does not necessarily tell the court that you are innocent. But rather, gives you more time by requiring that the court give you a trial. Most courts do not want to hassle with trial over trivial crimes, such as a $48 fine. They will set you up a Pre-Trial date, at which point the prosecuting attorney will more than likely make a deal with you to avoid taking your case to trial. I have done this several times for violations in the past -- in each case, I have been given a probational period, in which, if I go 30 to 180 days without another infraction, the charges are dropped. You will have to pay court costs and the $48 dollars, but should get away without anything on your record and avoid paying the $700 admin fees. This has worked for me several time. I hope it helps you.