I recently discovered that my license in NJ was suspended from failure to pay a driving on expired tags ticket. Well, I live in Michigan and have never lived in NJ or had a NJ license. I did get the ticket in question in "1991" while visiting a friend and paid the officer cash at the police station. I've never heard any more about it until I wanted to renew my Michigan drivers license this past fall and because Michigan just came on board with some national reporting system, they said I couldn't renew until I paid the ticket in NJ. Can they still hold me accountable from "1991"? I definately don't have payment verification from "1991". What can I do about this?
2007-02-25 09:57:36 · 3 answers · asked by jrc6253 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The statute of limitations would not apply here. People frequently misunderstand how it works. As soon as the officer gave you the ticket you didn't get away with the crime (speeding) and the SOL was out the window.
To use SOL in the other, more vernacular sense of the word. I would say you are SOL regarding the original cash payment. Fighting it may be possible but it would take you a lot of time and probably cost quite a few bucks too. It will almost certainly be easier to pay the fine and chalk this up to experience. Next time you pay a ticket I am sure you will get a receipt.
If you do decide to fight it good luck. You're going to need it.
2007-02-25 10:06:12 · answer #1 · answered by C B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you didn't like the answers you got the first time you asked...
You can pay the ticket.
The statute of limitations is the time the government has between the time you commit the offense and when they begin to press charges.
They began to press charges when they wrote you the summons, so "statute of limitations" does not apply.
You do not get to avoid the penalty just because it took them this long to find you. Unless you can PROVE you paid the ticket, then you will have to either pay it or plead not guilty and go to NJ and fight it.
2007-02-25 10:03:37 · answer #2 · answered by Citicop 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Statute of barriers is the quantity of time that the state has to value you with against the regulation. If tickets have been issued, then your pal has been charged. He will no longer be able to attend them out -- they're going to be there perpetually except he seems after it.
2016-12-14 05:38:09 · answer #3 · answered by fechter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋