Who do I contact when I need to resolve an out of state ticket?

Question

I received a no insurance ticket in Delaware back in 2000 which I didn't even realize I had.I apparently had a capias entered which I didn't find out about until I tried to get a driver's license back in my home state of Washington.I want to pay the fine and get it taken care of,but on my income to fly back there and stay to take care of it in person would tap any monies I had to pay the ticket with.I have heard that there are state officials you can write to and ask to be excused from court as well as ask to make payment to.Does anyone have any idea who this would be?

Answer 1

If you failed to appear, (which it seems from your statement), you may need to hire an attorney to enter an appearance on your behalf, have the warrant cancelled, and then resolve the issue there. In many states, if you were driving without PROOF of insurance, but actually had insurance at the time, the procedure and penalties are much less and/or the ticket can be dismissed. If you truly did not have insurance at the time, then you will need the advice of counsel in Delaware to detemine what the consequences may be.

I think your best and most prudent option would be to hire an attorney in that particular city of Deleware to enter his/her appearance and deal with the matter for you. For a referral, contact the Delaware State Bar association.

Answer 2

If you still have the ticket, it should have all the contact information on it, or just call the police department that issued the ticket and start there. Some states will work with you, but I do not forsee any state "excusing" the ticket.

Answer 3

Try the site below on this issue, make sure to change the location/state in which it applies. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

You'll have to phone/email the county where you got the ticket, but you should be able to mail in payment from where you are.