my husband got a speeding ticket driveing home for an out of town job. the town he got the ticket is about 2-3 hours from where we live.anyway i got a phone call not too long ago saying he failed to appear and did not pay the ticket. and now he needs to pay almost 600 dollars . i made payment arangements to make 6 payments until it is paid off. the first time they called i gave them our new address to send the payment coupons to. he called again today saying he was calling about the "warrents" and that he needed the correct address. i called him back and said i gave you our new address the last time we spoke. and he was mad and rude saying that i did not. though thats not the point i did for a fact give him the new address i remember the entire conversation. this was the first time he refered to the citations as warrents. how does this work? because it happened in a different town do the warrents only apply in this town? I am going to make the payments im am not trying to gat out of
2007-03-01 02:45:56 · 3 answers · asked by karma 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
im not trying to get out of anything. but if he got pulled over where we live would they see the warrents and take him to jail even though we are making payments?
2007-03-01 02:47:09 · update #1
also i have never heard of them calling and making payment arrangements with a warrent .
2007-03-01 02:48:21 · update #2
why would they make payment arrangements reather than just comming to our house and arresting him?
2007-03-01 02:51:15 · update #3
well my husband admits he got the ticket, though he does not know what he did with it.
2007-03-01 02:59:04 · update #4
The ticket should tell you what court the charge would be filed in if not paid. Call the clerk for that court to find out if this is real. If there is no court listed, call the police department where the issuing officer presumably works and ask them. You should never make these arrangements over the phone without knowing who you are dealing with.
You may want to call a lawyer in that town, if there is one, who handles traffic cases. In many states, speeding tickets are civil violations. No one will call you. And the fines can be waived or dismissed if you did not get notice.
2007-03-01 02:53:55 · answer #1 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would question those payment arrangements. If you want to make payments, look up the address of the court in that town and call them. Make your arrangements with them, then promptly send the first check. Do not work with this caller, but directly with the court. Use your personal checks so you have proof they were cashed.
2007-03-01 10:56:31 · answer #2 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site might have some helpful legal information about traffic violations. Hope this helps! http://legal.divinfo.com/
2007-03-01 11:48:24 · answer #3 · answered by Reenie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋