I have a CA DL and I was pulled over for driving 84 in a 65 zone in the state of NC (near city of Greensboro) I thought they will mail me a letter to tell me how much to pay for the fine so I threw away the ticket I got and since they never did I totally forgot about this whole thing. Then in Nov I got a letter from NC court telling me I will not be allowed to drive a car in NC anymore since I failed to show up in court, so I called the court and they told me I have to show up in person since I was over 80MPH. Now my question is should I spend $500 to $1000 plus (round trip tickets, hotel, rental car and a heavy fine) to go to NC to solve this issue so I can continue drive in NC (I don’t think I will go there anymore anyway), or I should just go ahead have my driving privilege taken away in NC. I mean this won’t affect my record in the state of CA right? I need some advice. Thank you.
2006-12-06 13:19:23 · 9 answers · asked by chowwi2 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Email me. My office is near Greensboro and I do speeding tickets.
The person who spoke of reciprocity is accurate. This could (although I am not a CA attorney, so I can't say for sure) affect your licensing in CA.
2006-12-06 14:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by David R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
California is not a compact state. Your state does not care what you do as long as you don't do it in your state. In Georgia, had I stopped you for speeding at any speed, I would have placed you under arrest and required you to post a bond to assure your appearance in court, just because you have a CA DL. If you had a license from somewhere like Flordia, then I would have let you go on your signature. If you faild to show up in court, then GA would have notified FL and FL would have suspended your license for FTA. Kinda sucks coming from a state that does not cooperate with the rest of the USA. There are only a few states left that are not in the compact. Oh yea, NC does not have a compact with CA. NC is like GA
2006-12-06 14:51:18 · answer #2 · answered by gablueliner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a class A driver that lives in NC and i can tell you since I am in a similiar boat only I do not get to drive now till 2008 cause I got a ticket in GA for 82 in a 65mph zone and there you could pay the fine so i did since i never go there much anyway, it took a year to catch up to me in my home state but when they did they suspended my license even though i paid the fine and since they did DAC record and even if it does not show up in your state for a time it is on the one that counts so see if you can get it lowered if you want to drive and you may have to get a lawyer i sure wish I had done that and not paid it off I would still be driving
2006-12-06 13:44:52 · answer #3 · answered by billc4u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they suspend your license in NC, it should suspend it in CA, they will send a letter to CA telling them they suspended it in their state, most states have a interstate agreement to honor the ruling of another states court.
Also it will be report on your driving record, effecting big time your car insurnace premium
And if you don't show up, they also can issue a warrant for you for failure to appear, Our courts always do that.
2006-12-06 15:15:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The state of North Carolina probably has a reciprocity agreement with California, if you fail to respond they will notify the state of California of your failure to appear and the state may suspend your driving privileges!!
2006-12-06 13:25:11 · answer #5 · answered by SICKO 2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you fail to appear in court...it's called a bench warrant. and those do show up nationwide. so you could wait till you get pulled over, police notices you have a bench warrant and they can ship you out for free...put you in jail (for free) and set you up with a court date so you can pay your fine as well as any other fine they WILL tack on for not showing up in the first place. so depending on your lifestyle, and if you have a job and a family to support what's really more expensive??
2006-12-06 13:30:47 · answer #6 · answered by Bella 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should call the court and explain the situation. Definitely don't fly back to NC just to go to court.
The court should be able to tell you what to do.
2006-12-06 13:22:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must appear.The second answerer is correct.NC may call your state and suspend your driving privileges.So go take care of it.
2006-12-06 13:32:19 · answer #8 · answered by Me! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF YOU DONT INTEND TO RETURN THERE AND IT DOESNT AFFECT YOUR CA DL THAN JUST LET IT SIT FOR 7 YRS AND IT WILL CLEAR, SOUNDS LIKE TOO MUCH MONEY TO BURN JUST TO SHOW UP IN PERSON.
2006-12-06 13:42:52 · answer #9 · answered by jeremy t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋