Q: Is it legal for the prothonotary and clerk of courts to send me a bill after paying close to 2,000 in fines on a 1st dui
I told them I didn’t owe them anything and made payments for 4 years probation but they said they will lien my house if I don’t pay! Odd thing is, it’s Already paid because I thought I was paying on the same thing. Then I noticed the amount wasn’t going down and that when they said I owed it to them. Can I get the 1,040.00 back? Without losing my house? The one they think I owe them money on is 30 years old. They had the wrong lawyer, probation officer and had my marriage name on it but I wasn’t married at that time. It’s horrible.
A:
Talk to the lawyer that represented you. You should get receipts for what you paid. If you paid by check or credit card, get copies of all of those.
Your debt is to the county. The question is how many debts did you owe the county--if you owed 2 or 3 and only paid on one, you still owe. If it's only one and the wrong agency took the money you are technically paid but they should transfer the money. But you need to be clear who you paid, when you paid, what you paid, for each payment.
Likewise be sure you are clear who you owe or owed and for what. Yes, that means tons of legwork on your part. But without it the wheels keep turning.
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