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Tell NY Lawmakers to Include the End Predatory Court Fees Act in the Budget

This month, lawmakers in New York have a choice: spend 0.01% of the FY25 budget to end predatory court fees, or continue destabilizing working families and the state budget. The choice is clear: 2024 is the year we must end predatory court fees.

If you are one of millions of New Yorkers living paycheck-to-paycheck, paying off just one traffic ticket and its associated court fees can mean missing rent, going without food, and losing healthcare. Those who can’t afford to pay these fines and fees live with the constant fear of being arrested and jailed.

It’s time for NY to prioritize ending these fees in this year’s budget.

The End Predatory Court Fees Act (A4183) will help break this vicious cycle of poverty and punishment by:

Eliminating the mandatory surcharge and mandatory minimum fines
Eliminating probation fees
Ending incarceration and commissary garnishment for unpaid fines and fees

Please add your name below to tell NY Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Speaker of the NY State Assembly Carl Heastie, and Governor Kathy Hochul that ending these fees is urgent. Your message of support will be sent directly to their inboxes.

We have only a few weeks left to pass this bill in the budget. Every email counts!