hearing officer discretionUnited States · Mississippi (Statewide)Difficulty: Easy
First-Time-Offender / Good-Driver Reduction
Mississippi Justice Court and Municipal Court judges have express discretion under Miss. Code §99-19-1 to suspend, reduce, or dismiss a parking fine for a first-time offender, particularly where the violation is technical, the driver has no prior record, and a clean record is documented. This is granted in 50%+ of properly presented requests.
Legal basis
Miss. Code §99-19-1, §21-13-19
Sample appeal wording
TO: Honorable Judge / Hearing Officer I respectfully request a reduction or suspension of the fine in citation [NUMBER] under Miss. Code §99-19-1. I have no prior parking violations [or driving violations]. [Brief mitigating circumstance]. Thank you for your consideration. [NAME, DATE]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- Mississippi Code §99-19-1