Alexis Smith resolves two parking tickets for $20 at Providence municipal court

Alexis Smith told a Providence municipal court that she had been driving a Buick belonging to her child's father when she accumulated three unpaid parking tickets on Minor Street, Bridgham Street and Prospect Street dating to February and March. The court resolved two of those tickets for a combined payment of $20 and noted another $100 ticket remained outstanding for the vehicle's registered owner.

Smith explained the Prospect Street citation was partly due to a large snowbank that blocked the meter and said she was pregnant at the time: "I'm pregnant," she told the court, describing why she did not climb the snowbank to feed the meter. She also said she had initially asked a passerby to put money in the meter but could not find anyone when she returned.

The court discussed which tickets belonged to Smith and which might belong to the vehicle's owner. The presiding officer said the Bridgham Street ticket would be excused, stating, "All right, that one I'll give you a break on." The court later said the two tickets could be resolved for $20 and told Smith to inform the vehicle's owner that he had an outstanding ticket for $100.

The audio recording associated with the hearing includes a closing narrator who identifies the courtroom as that of Judge Frank Caprio and the recording as part of the program "Caught in Providence." The transcript contains an earlier statement that "That's going to cost you $40," and later indicates two tickets were resolved for $20; the court record, as transcribed, is not fully explicit about whether the $20 covers both tickets together or is a per-ticket figure.

No formal motion or written judgment is recorded in the transcript beyond the judge's on-the-record directions resolving the immediate citations and noting the outstanding balance tied to the vehicle's owner.