I was born and raised there. I lived there for 36 years. If you are not from there, you are not going to get out of paying for it. But if you talk to the Sheriff or D.A., a lot of times you can pay just the court cost and it not go on your record.
The current Sheriff is pretty strict. Locals were overlooked when they ran boat trailers without license and lights. Now they are ticketed. It is hard to get out of paying. The tax base is so low since Rita and Ike drove everyone out of Cameron. The only way to make money down there for the Sheriff's Dept. is with the tickets.
Court cost run around $100, but that was before Rita. Not sure now.
I will make a few calls and get back to you.
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