Professional Probation Services

Well its a probation office, so you know there is no way they are receiving more than one star.
I received a ticket in College Park and was unable to pay the ticket when I went to court, so they placed me on probation to pay off the fine.
They charge a $ 44 per month fee while you are on probation in addition to the monthly payment you need to make to take care of the ticket.
I didn’t go the first month, so my officer called me and asked me why I hadn’t come in. I explained that I wasn’t aware it was a «reporting» type of probation, and I thought I just needed to show up when I was ready to pay the fine and the fees. He told me to show up the next day or he would be issuing a warrant for my arrest.
When I was in court, the judge made no indication that the ticket needed to be paid within a certain time, so I’m thinking as long as Im making the monthly payment in addition to the $ 44, that I was fine.
Well the second month I go in, my officer tells me its taking me too long to pay off the ticket and that I need to pay in full the following month or he is going to add 15 hours of community service to my probation. WTF!!!
He set an appointment for me the next month, and since I am unemployed, there was no way I was prepared to pay off my entire fine. Thankfully, he was at court the day that he scheduled my appointment, so when I signed in and told the lady at the desk, I didn’t have a payment, not even the required $ 44, she scheduled me an appointment for the next month and suggested to me that I also have a list of places that I’ve contacted about doing the 15 hours of community services.
If you get a ticket in College Park, just pay the fine. Its not worth being on probation for a traffic ticket.