A friend of the family went around and asked for things that no one would be using anymore so she could sell it in her yard sale. She needed to make few extra bucks so she could pay for some extra needed things. She is unemployed and on Social Security. The first day went well and so she had enough stuff left over to sale on the second day. The second day went well and a few of her friends and church members drop by and gave her some more stuff to sale. The third day she was in the middle of a sale when the County Police showed up and began to write her a ticket. This is where I was blown away. In the County she lives in, it is illegal to have a yard sale for more than 2 days a YEAR. WTF? Who knows the laws well enough to this? And why can you only have a yard sale for 2 days a year?

In the end she had made $500 and the ticket was a fine for $250. It broke her heart. Not so funny.

The government always gets their share.

Ignorantia juris non excusat or Ignorantia legis neminem excusat

Ignorance of the law isn't an excuse?

But don't you think a warning would be a little better. She wasn't selling her perscriptions or robbing her neighbors.

How the hell did they know? Small town?

Simple redistribution of wealth.

Yeah. Here in NC we have Charlotte, Raleigh, and Wilmington. The rest are small towns.

#6

Someone must have narced on her!

^yep.........someone ratted her out.

She probably wouldn't agree to someone's lowball offer so they went to the police.

Did this happen in New Jersey?

We don't have that problem in my HOA.

10: If that's the case, that sucks.

Someone must have been offended.

I used to live in a town that allowed garage sales only a couple days out of the year. Not that unusual from what I can tell. I've seen it restricted in similar fashion in a couple other places.

If she doesn't contest the ticket she might still be able to mitigate the fine. I'd suggest she contact the court where the citation is filed, if it was in fact filed in a court, and see if she can get on a calendar in front of a judge to get the fine reduced.

Bad thing is, prostitution in that county is just a $100 fine.

Just don't do it three days in a row.