On Thursday, July 14, 2022 Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 45-year-old Marshall House of Lakeland for stealing a U-Haul truck and other charges, including violating his Florida state prison probation. At around 8:30 p.m. a PCSO deputy spotted the stolen U-Haul parked at the Circle K store (4950 U.S. 92 east) in…
Toll amnesty program under way
Aimed at helping drivers pay off fines owned
By MEGHAN BRADBURY - | Dec 28, 2020
An estimated 5,800 Lee County drivers, representing approximately 36,268 citations, now have the opportunity to reduce their overdue toll fines to $10 per citation, potentially saving them a thousands of dollars.
“We are hoping to get as many people taken care of as possible moving forward,” Clerk of Courts Linda Doggett said. “We have no cut off date. We will reevaluate every year and see what we can do to clear off these old cases and that is just for toll.”
The toll amnesty program, a partnership between the Clerk of Courts and the Honorable Lee County Judges, launched last month for overdue toll fines filed with the clerk prior to Jan. 1, 2020. Within the first two weeks 9,300 citations were closed, saving drivers more than $1.55 million. The program has already helped thousands of drivers reinstate their license.