I got a traffic ticket in Texas and called the court house to settle it. When I called, they could not find the ticket. I kept calling for about 2 months and no one could ever find it. I just assumed it was never turned in and so did the clerk I was talking with. We moved to another state about a year later and then all of a sudden, I get a letter in the mail saying that because these tickets were never paid, I had this insane fee and my license had been suspended. My question is, can I get a license in the new state without it being attached to Texas?
2007-01-04 14:10:04 · 5 answers · asked by cmaddpotter 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
All license applications are checked through the national Problem Driver Pointer System. If your license is suspended or revoked in another state, you will not be able to obtain a license until you meet the reinstatement requirements of the other state.
2007-01-04 14:17:09 · answer #1 · answered by Mark E 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will not be able to legally get a license in another state because you have to surrender your old license. If you get caught trying to get a license by falsifying documents it becomes a felony which is not what you want. What I recommend you do is contact the county you received the ticket in and try to work out a payment plan. Ultimately it is your responsibility to take care of the ticket even though it did not show up till after the date you had to take care of it. You are issued a copy of the ticket at the scene and can use that copy to settle the fine or declare yourself for defensive driving. If at all possible try to talk with the clerk you talked to when you got the ticket they may remember the case and be able to work something out in your favor.
Just a word of wisdom for future use "Ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of the Law."
2007-01-04 22:25:27 · answer #2 · answered by Lance D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally you would be required to surrender a valid license to aquire a license in you state you moved to. Eventually this may catch up with you in your current state say at renewal time. Send a photocopy of your cancelled cheque to the clerk of the court the drivers licensing bureau in you old state and ask them to clear this matter up. Meanwhile you will be okay to drive on your current license.
2007-01-04 22:15:31 · answer #3 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOu probably could (illegally)
when you go to the dmv or whatever they call it in your state, they ask if you if you ever had a drivers license.
If you say no you could provide them with your birth certificate and just take the test for the new one.
That might cost you big time later on down the line.
any chance you could just pay the fine?
2007-01-04 22:13:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SURE DOES.
2007-01-04 22:11:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋