QUESTION
Is there a motion you could file to discard fines that are over seven years old?
Asked on Oct 12th, 2017 on Bankruptcy - Illinois
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I have fines twenty years old. Is there a statute of limitations on them?
1 ANSWER
Debt Collection Attorney serving Chicago, IL
Partner at
Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC
2 Awards
A lawyer needs to evaluate the exact nature of the fines. One issue is whether they are in the form of a judgment. Another is whether they are criminal or civil. For many civil fines owed to government entities and representing fines for violation of the law, there is no statute of limitations.
Answered on Oct 15th, 2017 at 2:12 AM