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Profiting from His Own Legislation

The State of Virginia’s most recent attempt to fill the state’s coffers with funds, fleeced from the pockets of individuals, will not be gathered in the form of taxes, cough, cough, but so called “civil remedial fees,” as reported in this Washington Post article titled Hefty Fees In Store for Misbehaving Va. Drivers.

This legislation, which was co-sponsored by David B. Albo (R-Fairfax) and Thomas D. Rust (R-Fairfax), is beyond odious, and the “civil remedial fees,” simply a hilarious cover name for taxes.

But what I’m wondering about, beyond the ridiculousness of comments such as the following,

But, Albo said: “it’s basically a voluntary tax. If you don’t commit a crime on the streets, or run up a huge amount of points, you don’t pay anything. We believe its main effect will be to get people to stop driving like maniacs."

is how much Albo will personally profit from this legislation, which has been gleefully called the “Lawyer Full Employment Act” by an anonymous attorney. You see David B. Albo is the co-founder of Albo & Oblon L.L.P., and one of the firm’s specialties is criminal/traffic law.

Traffic court judges fear they will see a huge increase in trials, with defendants unwilling to plead guilty because they know they will face additional fees.

Albo & Oblon L.L.P. may be in for a very profitable year.

Heads up on Albo’s law firm specialization via The Corner.

Posted by on 06/24 at 08:05 AM