will bankruptcy claim erase a debt from auto impound yard?

Hi i have a debt gone to collection from a car of mine that was impounded by the city and sold at auction. they charged me for 30 day storage and towing and stuff.
by bankruptcy law i can discharge a storage fee and such but i cannot discharge a fine imposed for traffic tickets and criminal penalties.
so i don’t know if a debt to a police garage is a bill or a fine.

thanx, louie

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2 Responses to “will bankruptcy claim erase a debt from auto impound yard?”

1. Frank Castle Says:
   December 29th, 2008 at 7:58 am

   If you do that you will be flagged by the Police.

   This means you will be pulled over and over and over.

   If you ever make a mistake like speeding, jaywalking or driving without a license they will come after you hard.

   I suggest you to pay all your fines.

   You don’t want to mess with the Police.

2. DLeibowitz Says:
   January 1st, 2009 at 8:18 am

   It’s a good question. If the fee is similar to that charged by a private company, you have a good argument that it is not a fine. But actually, debts owed to governmental units less than 3 years old also may be non-dischargeable. So the time your debt was incurred is an important factor too.

   See 11 USC sec 508(a)(8)