I got a parking ticket for my scooter in Manhattan. My plate cover conceals the first digit which the officer failed to notice. Should I respond or just not acknowledge it?
2006-10-04 05:04:40 · 19 answers · asked by wonderaaron 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Looks like people are assuming you got a notice in the mail but I don't see that you said that. If they do not have your full licence plate # how are they going to be able to after you? Sure they can run partial plates but if they had to stand up in a coutroom and tell a judge they are 100% sure that your vehicle is the one they ticketed the judge wouldn't buy it. They made the mistake so you're off the hook.
2006-10-04 06:34:57 · answer #1 · answered by patti duke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically speaking, when a parking ticket goes unpaid a notice of violation is sent to the registered owner of the vehicle. And of course the registered owner is determined by the license number that was recorded (written down) at the time of the parking ticket. So (once again, technically speaking) if an incomplete license number was written, then a subsequent check for the name and address of the registered owner will probably come up in error or blank also.
So it's a coin toss on your part. You're betting that the person that issued the ticket didn't somehow get it right on the copy they turn in, or that it's not a computerized ticket that printed more accurately on theirs than on yours, etc. The worst that can happen is that it will catch up to you later when re-registering the scooter, in the form of a higher fine for the unpaid ticket, etc.
2006-10-04 07:29:42 · answer #2 · answered by nothing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You still have to respond. Also, keep in mind it is illegal in most states to have any numbers hidden on your license plate. Suck it up and pay the ticket. I'm sure it isn't much. If you don't acknowledge it, you may get in more trouble. They may have realized the missing digit after they wrote the ticket and jotted it down somewhere. Then they can run your tag and get the owner's info from NCIC.
2006-10-09 09:44:53 · answer #3 · answered by Brookie06 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well heres something similar to help u out, my friends husband got a speeding ticket..he gave it to his wife to look at, she noticed that their license plate number was all scribbles and practically un-readable....so instead of just paying it i went with her to ask if they cud fight it for that reason alone, they told us that if the officer shows up and he can make it out or remember what he put that day then hes just gonna have to pay the ticket, but if he cudnt make it out or remember or bring it up somehow then there is a pretty big chance they would get off the hook.....i think they ended up going to court and they got off with it, its worth a try right, he wrote u a ticket but failed to do it properly so its his fault not yours.
2006-10-04 05:11:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, what do you think? Are you guilty? Should you be personally responsible?
I am a responsible person and I would just pay the ticket.
Others who do not believe in personal responsibility would probably not pay the ticket.
Your call, just remember, even something this small defines who and what you are.
2006-10-11 04:22:38 · answer #5 · answered by rmagedon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - honest mistakes are overlooked. Pay the ticket unless you want to fight it in court. (or face being hooked up and dropped off at Rikers at 2 am on a Friday evening)
2006-10-04 05:14:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are still responsible for paying the ticket
2006-10-04 06:16:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally - I would throw it in the garbage and wait and see if I get a second notice in the mail. No second notice, no pay....but that's me. I do stuff like that! Good luck!
2006-10-04 05:54:03 · answer #8 · answered by Zelda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many tickets also have your car's VIN number, and if this is the case, pay the fine, and avoid furthur trouble.
2006-10-08 05:31:11 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it has ur driver license # then yes. or any other important info that they can track you by. but u prob dont wanna put it off....my roomie did and he had a warrant out when he missed the court day
2006-10-04 05:07:17 · answer #10 · answered by jenivive 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋