>I don't know where you got this info, but according to a cop I just >spoke
>to, it is totally erroneous. Here's what he told me: "if an >officer is on
>duty, then court appearances are part of their "duty" >day. If they are
>off and have to go to court, then they get >overtime." But certainly not
>to the tune of $3-400!
Hmmm...actually got that figure off the web site. Guess I'm just
disseminating disinformation.
So maybe they're just making $100 or so to appear on an off day? I guess it
depends on how many hours overtime they're given to appear. Cases with cop
witnesses always go first on the calendar, so it can't be more than a couple
hours actual time.
Seems like if the appearance is cutting into their normal ticket writing
time, the state would make way more money if they didn't show. They could
write 5 or more tickets in the time it takes to defend one.
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