sal said on March 11, 2007  

My nephew had a warrant out for his arrest. I thought to myself, what evil deed did this kid do that a warrant would need to be issued.

Well, here it is:

Warrant Nbr: xxxxxx
Primary Charge: OT6.12.020 EC
Warrant Type: Arrest
Type of Crime: MISDEMEANOR
Date of Issue: xx/xx/2007
Bail Amount: $1,255.00
Court of Issue: El Cajon Municipal Court Appearance: MANDATORY

6.12.020 Running at large—Prohibited generally.

No dog shall run at large in the city. No person owning or having the control or custody of any dog shall permit or allow such dog to run at large within the city. (Ord. 4031 § 3 (part), 1987: prior code § 5-17.)

My nephew is in his early 20's and I am in my mid 30's and I can remember having to go get our dog out of the pound when he got out and just having to pay a small fee to get him out.

Not only did my nephew have to pay to get the dog out, he had to have a electronic chip implanted in the dogs head for identification and apparently pay a fine to the City.

The Federal and State Government make laws to protect citizens from debt collectors who use underhanded tactics to collect a debt. They didn't realize that the worst debt collector would turn out to be the City. Would any other debt collector get away with issuing an Arrest Warrant to collect their bills.