A cop wrote in the traffic ticket failure to report change of address.I did fill out a form from the post office. Is this legal?
2007-02-11 10:51:45 · 9 answers · asked by mama 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
For the sake of argument, lets presume you are able to think rationally. If you know where you were when you got the ticket, does it make sense that you should contact the court of that jurisdiction or at least the law enforcement agency that issued you the citation? Sounds like you are somewhat slack in your civic responsibility. You fail to inform the government of an address change and then lose your citation! What is your problem?
2007-02-11 11:49:32 · answer #1 · answered by rico3151 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
First off - flip your license over. There should be a place to fill in a change of address and the amount of time you have to do it....with your DMV, not the post office. Obviously the cop asked you if the address on the license was current (as they always do), and you honestly said no. The appearance ticket the cop gave you when he stopped you told you where to go and when. If you lost it, the logical step would be to go to your local police station and ask them for help. If you have quickly taken steps to get the right address with DMV, and act nicely, they will probably let that go, but not necessarily whatever they stopped you for if there was another ticket written. Really depends on the judge and what kind of day he (she) is having.
2007-02-11 11:14:13 · answer #2 · answered by domers13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never ignore a ticket. That's another charge called "Failure to Appear." All tickets are logged in to a ledger by the Police Dept. that issued the ticket. If they won't provide you a copy of your ticket, to the the local court and they can tell you when you are scheduled to appear. Or, you can just go to the municipal offices and pay a small fine.
The Post Office change-of-address only goes to the post office. Go to your local license office and change your address.with them.
2007-02-11 11:10:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you lose your copy of a traffic ticket, simply call the Clerk of Court in your town. They should have one of the copies and can advise you from there.
I do not understand how you could be charged with a failure to report a change of address. Is that just a notation on the ticket? Just what is the citation for??
2007-02-11 11:05:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The notation "fail to report change of address" is more than likely a note for the prosecutor in the event you fail to appear at your court hearing.
Generally a municipal court will send you notices by mail about your court proceedings. This lets the prosecutor know that there is not a current address on file for you. So in the event you fail to appear in court the prosecutor has a reason to request a warrant for your arrest versus the court sending you a certified notice to appear.
If you have lost your ticket contact the court clerk of what ever jurisdiction you were cited into. They can tell you when your court hearing is scheduled and how you can go about taking care of the ticket.
2007-02-11 10:59:37 · answer #5 · answered by mktk401 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You also need to change your address with your local Secretary of State or Department of Motor Vehicles (whatever it is called in your state) so that your drivers license has the correct address. If you go to the court that you were ordered to respond to and show them that you have changed your address with the DMV or SOS and tell them that you lost the traffic ticket, chances are they will dismiss the ticket with a small fine. But don't delay. Get your address changed on your drivers license and get to the court and show them you took care of it right away.
2007-02-11 11:05:13 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's legal. Does the address on your driver's license match your actual address? You have 10 days to report a change of address with the DMV for several reasons, one being if you're in an accident and in the hospital, the police know where to go to contact your family. It's usually dismissed by getting it corrected and bringing in your updated license to your court date.
2007-02-14 12:40:16 · answer #7 · answered by Χαλαρά 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to change your address with the DMV or Department of Licensing not just the post office.
You should contact the clerk from the jurisdiction the officer is from. City of Seattle, King County, etc.
Don't ignore it. If you don't pay it, the state will eventually suspend your license, which is an arrestable crime.
2007-02-11 11:33:11 · answer #8 · answered by Jon L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just ignore it.
2007-02-11 10:59:26 · answer #9 · answered by Jennifer S 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋