Ok so I had just got done showing my car to a possible buyer. I pulled up the road waiting to pull out to go home. and as I did a cop pulled pull out in front of me.so I need to get to the other side of the road to get to the store were I was waiting for someone. Well there was no traffic so pulled out went through the medin two line so the cop pulled me over and gave me a ticket for no new plate stickers. The thing is i sold the car that day . I have a ticket for $75 dollars and the plate sticker is $78 but I dont own the car and I think it is point less to buy a sticker. and I dont want to pay the ticket.Is there a way to show the judge that I sold the car ,Via the reciept I got and had the buyer sign with a date and time on it.
2007-01-17 04:36:05 · 7 answers · asked by aaronmorris82 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
You were driving the car, had no plate sticker, you were stopped for another violation = paying for both violations. I'm sure a judge would see through your attempt to use a "time/date stamped" receipt.
Pay your fines
2007-01-17 04:44:14 · answer #1 · answered by tallerfella 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should have had a "Plate Sticker" on your car before you sold it!
And since Title does not actually change until the new owner registers the car with the proper authority in your state - you still owned the car when you received your ticket!
The fact that you sold the car is not a defense to this infraction!
Evidently you thought you could pull sometthing over on the authorities by failing to get a "Plate Sticker" so you deserved the ticket the Officer issued you.
Throw yourself on the mercy of the Court and explain to the Judge just why you are such an idiot!
Maybe he will feel sorry for you and drop some of the fine!
Looks like you got what you deserved!
Lo Siento!
2007-01-17 12:47:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm no attorney but i think if you bring your 75$ and a receipt that you sold your car, that will be sufficient. the only thing i can think other than that is they may want you to turn in you tag!
you are going to have to pay the ticket because you had a traffic violation. I don't mean to sound rude or anything but it's never a good idea to cross the yellow line in front of a law dog! Good luck yo
2007-01-17 12:48:17 · answer #3 · answered by capt_tmay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By your own admission, you were the legal owner of the vehicle and driver at the time of the offense...you should just pay the fines. Just because you sold the car doesn't take away the fact that you committed the offense in the first place! You MIGHT get lucky to have a judge see things you're way....but I seriously doubt it!
2007-01-17 12:46:55 · answer #4 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have the receipt, and the notarized title where you transferred it to the new owner, that should be sufficient to show a judge you no longer have the vehicle; although, they could then amend the citation, to charge you with Unsafe Movement, which is really what you should of been charged with initially. It sounds to me as if the officer gave you a break, charging you with an equipment violation, rather than a moving one, which would affect your insurance.
2007-01-17 12:42:54 · answer #5 · answered by dkiller88 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
these are all good answers, as a patrolman, even if you are selling the car, that doesn't give you the right not to have it properly registered. now who wants to buy a car without test driving it first, and with out current registration expect to be pulled over and cited for it.
pay the fine, you were obviously wrong driving without proper registration, show the clerk your bill of sale as prrof you no longer own the vehihcle.
2007-01-17 13:24:53 · answer #6 · answered by spcresha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to court and show the judge the sales slip for the car. He will then either throw it out or have you pay the ticket. If you lose ask to have the fine reduced. GOOD LUCk.
2007-01-17 12:42:24 · answer #7 · answered by cowboybronco01 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋