She has never had a ticket before and has a clean dmv record. The cop said she was speeding, but it was only like 5 miles over. She was ticketed for not having a license with a current address! Her license is up for renewal in a few weeks, when she will be moving and she did not want to change it to the current address, then have to change it again when she moves, so she let it stay at a previous adress, and the colp cited her. Can she fight this in court, and is it even worth the hassle? Was the cop being a "hiney"?
2007-09-04 04:39:39 · 13 answers · asked by Nyema 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
They don't call them "Speed Suggestions". They call them "Speed Limits". Five miles over is five miles over. Don't know about your state but in mine you have thirty days to update your address on your driver's license. Your sister shouldn't have told them about the address being wrong....No, it isn't worth the hassle of fighting it. She's lucky the cop didn't give her the speeding ticket also. He probably just gave her the most expensive ticket and let her slide on the speeding charge, so, yes, he was being a "hiney"...
2007-09-04 07:37:15 · answer #1 · answered by lillllbit 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She can take the updated license in and the judge may throw out the case because it will show she has taken care of the problem. The cop was actually doing his job but he could have let her off with a warning. He may have figured since he let her off with a warning due to her being 5 miles over the limit that he wouldn't be nice twice. Unlike popular belief you can be ticketed for being only 5 miles over the speed limit. Most cops just warn you though and let you go.
2007-09-04 04:45:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He may have been a hiney or she may have gotten off easy. A ticket for not updating a driver's license may be less than a ticket for going 5 miles over the speed limit. She can probably fight it but it may not be worth all the time sitting around in traffic court.
2007-09-04 04:46:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
She could go to court if for no other reason than to avoid the points she'll otherwise receive. She should definitely have her license updated by then though to make a good argument! Sometimes if you go to court, explain your case, the judge will waive the points and just make the person pays the fees. Of course it's not a sure thing, but worth it if she doesn't want the points. The worst that could happen is she'd receive the points she would've gotten anyway by not going.
2007-09-04 04:45:45 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a time period (few days) within which an address must be renewed after a move to a new place. It does not have to be renewed on the license itself but a special DMV card filled with a pen showing the new address should be carried among with the driving license at all times. It was your sister's responsibility to obtain that card.
2007-09-04 04:47:48 · answer #5 · answered by OC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If she clear her new address asap, the judge will see that it was just a little error...we all forget to change our address on our drivers' license. She'll probably just have to pay court cost and he'll dismiss the charges. As for the speeding...you didn't specify whether or not she got a ticket for that...5 miles over the limit is a little harsh, don't know about that one. That one will depend on the judge.
Good Luck.
2007-09-04 04:46:13 · answer #6 · answered by Wanna-be-Dear-Abby 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Doubtful she would win in court and then she would also have Court Costs. The officer was doing his job. Only way he would have known it was not the current address is if something else she showed him had a different address or if she told him.
2007-09-04 04:44:55 · answer #7 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You made a mistake and ought to easily pay the useful, yet you additionally can circulate to courtroom docket, make sparkling your little tale, tutor which you have a wonderfully sparkling driving checklist, and ask the settle directly to waive any useful in case you % a 300 and sixty 5 days with out any further violations, or ask them to hold your case "with out a finding" for 3 months, or ask to comb aside the case completely. they could try this because of the fact you're a reliable guy or female, took the time to comprehend the section, and approached the courtroom docket with all due delight in and humility and not because of the fact they FN enable your chum off.
2016-11-14 04:13:07 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should ask for a hearing. Just because one is given a ticket does not always make it valid. The fine may not be the big thing but the court costs are where I live.
2007-09-04 04:46:01 · answer #9 · answered by professorc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is against the law to not change your address. Also, it's free. (A sticker on the back)
If she ONLY got that ticket, bring in the license with the change.
2007-09-04 04:48:30 · answer #10 · answered by PATRICIA MS 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋