I was driving my spouses car and the camera's caught me!?

Question

Recently, I was pulled out of bed late at night when my daughter called and needed a ride home from work unexpectedly. On the way to pick her up, I ended up running a red light at an intersection with a camera and a snap-shot was taken of me running the light. The car I drive is registered under my husband's name and the ticket for this violation ended up being sent to him with a fine of a shocking $381.00. On the ticket, he is asked to indicate whether or not he is the driver. If he is not, he is asked to complete an affidavit implicating the actual driver (including my driver's license #, hair color, eye color, etc.) I was recently told that it is illegal for a court to require one spouse to implicate another, no matter what the spouse's violation. Does anybody know how my husband might complete this ticket without getting himself into trouble and also without implicating me, as his spouse? I would pay the ticket if it was a bit cheaper, but I can't afford almost $400.00.

Answer 1

Either he puts the ticket on you where it belongs, or pays it as if it is his. You are thinking of the courtroom where a person cannot be forced to testify against a spouse. In this case the camera is the witness, so it is confirmed somebody drove the car through the light. He can't send in the form saying he doesn't have a clue who drove it, because he is ultimately responsible for it. The ticket is cheaper than the damages would have been if you had hit someone in that intersection.

Answer 2

Recently in Minnesota a court struck down these kinds of red light tickets because the state law says the ticket must be issued to a person, not to a vehicle. And the way Minneapolis was structuring the law (as other states have done) the vehicle owner is presumed guilty and made to prove their innocence only by convicting someone else (or proving the car had been reported stolen.) You have demonstrated another flaw in the laws. Get a willing attorney. You might go through ACLU or other organization that fights for individual rights.

Answer 3

Somebody is gonna pay the ticket regardless.You ran the light so step forward and take the blame.most likely the courts will let you make payments on the ticket,its the right thing to do it gets your husbnd off the hook and it may keep the courts from sending out thr Sherriff with a warrant

Answer 4

Don't run red lights. Seek an "off the cuff" answer from a reputable attorney. Best to you.:-)=

Answer 5

start running!!