[tekknik]

> I'm unsure though, maybe NYC has a provision allowing it to issue fines you can't contest.

Fairly certain such a scheme would be illegal.

[sidewndr46]

Does due process apply in the US to just fines? My understanding is that due process only applies when the government intends to deprive you of life, liberty, or property. I don't think a fine paid in currency falls in those categories.

For example I've gotten parking tickets that had "automatic" hearings with no judge if you requested one. Unsurprisingly, they tended to find in favor of the government.

[sagarm]

Get it covered under civil asset forfeiture somehow. If our rights are going to be trampled anyway, might as well be some social benefit.