Court official imposes $35 court cost after brief Providence traffic hearing

Unidentified Speaker 1, a court participant, told the court that it was someone’s birthday and that a planned trip to New York would not proceed if the fine had to be paid: "Today's her birthday and she wants to go to New York and if she has to pay this, we can't go."

Unidentified Speaker 2 (the court official referenced in the exchange) told the participant the mother involved was charged with running a red light and said the court would show video evidence of the incident: "Your mother is charged with going through a red light." The court official read signage aloud to clarify the intersection instruction: "The sign says, right on red after stop."

The court official described the signal sequence during the exchange, variously stating "Light is yellow" and "It's red," then imposed a $35 court cost: "I'm gonna charge you $35 court cost." After the ruling, the court official asked the participant to send a photo from New York: "I want you to send me a picture of you in New York."

The record contains no statutory citations or a formal docket number in the provided transcript. The brief hearing focused on confirming the alleged violation, clarifying signage and signal timing, and assessing court costs rather than on evidence debate; the court indicated it would show video of the incident. The transcript does not record any vote, payment, appeal instructions, or scheduling details beyond the statements above.

The exchange concluded after the court official imposed the fee and asked for the requested photo.