] The woman told my wife what the fine is (about $135), but
] told her that she could not accept payment for the fine,
] because the ticket is not in the database. My wife is not
] allowed to attend driving school, either, because the
] ticket isn't in the database.
]
]
] The woman instructed my wife to call the court every day
] week, to find out if the ticket had been entered into the
] computer yet. Once it shows up, she is supposed to drive
] to the ticket office the very next day to take care of
] it. And once the ticket has been entered, she is going to
] be hit with a penalty and possibly a warrrant for her
] arrest, because once the information goes into the
] computer it'll see that she hasn't paid the fine yet, and
] it will be flagged as delinquent. My wife will then have
] to explain the situation to another helpful city
] employee.

[ Sadly, this kind of complete bullshit hardly even surprises me anymore. -k]

Boing Boing: A Kafka day at the Los Angeles traffic ticket office