When did this start? I am in law, but not traffic court. So get me up to speed, when was a option of one nite in jail for a seat belt ticket vs paying it off a choice? The judge gave a choice of set up a payment arrangement, or paying it in full, or it would all be over if you chose one nite in jail. One guy picked the nite vs his ticket, but he wanted to pick his nite and the judge was not going with that. When did this crap start? Also tickets are really expensive now.