my son got a traffice ticket for tinted windows (correctable violation), and no insurance (not correctable). The court sent in a letter stating the fine of $751.00!!! If he gets insurance now gets insurance can the fee be dropped or reduced? What options does he have regarding this sort-of ticket. He doesn't have $751 what should he do? He needs to be prepaired before court.
2007-04-23 17:50:57 · 9 answers · asked by sissytwo 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Acquiring insurance after the violation will not reduce or eliminate the penalties. You must have insurance when you operate a motor vehicle, period. He was ticketed for not having insurance at the time the ticket was issued. If he can not find any way to pay the ticket, then he needs to make the court aware that he does not have the money. They will let him know what his options are. It would be a good idea for him to get insurance before he goes back to court, though. If nothing else, it will show a little bit of responsibility on his part.
2007-04-23 17:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by dh1977 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm kind of confused. If one has a normal speeding ticket or for most things that are not considered a "moving violation" (Expired inspection, tags, seat belts, etc.) one can find out what something costs and prepay it without going to court.
If one goes to court for these or any other thing the judge then sets the fine. One is considered innocent until proven guilty. I suppose if one was convicted of $50,000,000 in fraud the lawyers might be negotiating or recommendations might be sent to the court. But even then the judge has the final say.... in court.
$751.00? Such an odd strange number. Why not $750? But the main thing is this is way to high. Yes in many states (if convicted) they will levy a fee of $500, require $500 for uninsured drivers insurance, filing a Financial Responsibility Insurance Certificate, and reinstatement fees on top of that. Plus the fine for the offense.
If 751.00 is the staightup fine that still sounds super high. A diving on suspended or reckless driving won't usually cost anything near that much. So all in all either somebody is lying to you or there is more to the story. No offense but just a thought.
Yes you should get him insurance and if he is young enough and clean cut enough he might avoid some of this. But once he is judged guilty any insurance will be considered not valid so the odds are he will still have to do the uninsured thing. No matter how you cut it it is going to cost him far more than $751.00 in the long run.
If you have the money and are so inclined your money could be spent on a lawyer. This could give him the best possible outcome. If you don't have that much help him with the insurance as it can't hurt. But the no insurance thing is something that throwing a ton of money at it probably won't help........ the law looks at it in the way if he hurt somebody he would not be able to have an insurance company help them.
Your son knew that tinted windows were illegal. That is why he got busted. If I did not have the money (or even if I did) I would let him go to court and sort it out after. If he can't drive....well that could be a lesson. If it costs a huge amount of money.... well lesson learned as well.
2007-04-24 11:14:58 · answer #2 · answered by jackson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ouch! Now I know our baby slap citations are nothing $751. Look into getting the tinted violation corrected before court. If you are able to get this done it will show initiative and more than likely they will drop the charges and fines associated with this. As far as no insurance that is dependent on the judge.... may not be surprised to see his DL suspended for failing to maintain liability insurance on a vehicle depending on the state law where you reside.
My advice... fix the easy problem ie the window tint. Appear before the court, show cause its been fixed and see if he is able to work out a payment plan for the remainder of his fine. (let the judge know what payments he can afford ***hint hint hint I do not have a job or 10 dollars a month will not cut it***
2007-04-24 02:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by DeputyJT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, he will have to prove he had insurance at the time he was stoped, not the day of court, the judge may reduce the fine some, but don't count on it, not having insurnace is a seroius crime to most judges. He needs to appear and work out a payment plan with the court.
2007-04-24 01:13:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Getting insurance after the fact won't reduce the fine in itself (although judges do have some discretion). Many courts also allow you to pay the fines over time.
California Deputy
2007-04-24 01:02:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should have been prepared before he drove. Getting insurance now is a must, but it is also considered after the fact. It's going to be up to the Judge. Before he drives again, I suggest you look up the word LIABILITY.
2007-04-24 11:55:22 · answer #6 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Driving requires certain responsibility.
Getting ins now won't erase the $ 751.00 fine.
There are certain things in life that will come around to haunt you. This is one of them.
2007-04-24 03:22:25 · answer #7 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pray
2007-04-24 01:11:00 · answer #8 · answered by Micko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should get mommy to help him pay for the repairs or the ticket.
2007-04-24 00:57:03 · answer #9 · answered by impulse784 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋