If a company has an employee who drives a company-truck every day who has a commercial driver's license and gets a moving violation (traffic ticket) while driving the truck during working hours (he was working at the time he got the ticket), who is responsible for the ticket? The driver or the company? The ticket is for VC 21637(C)-Road Closed in Riverside County. The company is in Orange County.
2007-10-16 06:06:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
My boss asked me to find out who is responsible to pay for this ticket, I was not the one driving the truck.
The name on the ticket is the driver's name.
Oh, and I just saw a check-box on the tickets that says:"Owners Responsibility" and it is NOT checked, so I am assuming the employee (driver) has to pay for it. All your answers suggest the same, so I guess the answer is very clear. Thank you all!!!
2007-10-16 06:30:53 · update #1
Was the company driving?
Was the 'actual' driver breaking the law in order to get this ticket?
Sounds easy to me...try to get out of it, but few companies will reimburse you for breaking laws with their trucks.
2007-10-16 06:10:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Speeding Ticket In Company Vehicle
2017-01-16 14:24:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From a legal standpoint, whoevers name appears on the ticket. You may have a deal with your company where they may pay certain tickets, but if the ticket goes unpaid, and your name is on it, they will come after you, not the company.
There are some instances where the officer will ticket the company... for example, an overweight load, equipment violations noted on the drivers daily report that have gone uncorrrected, etc.
I think the question here is not who is responsible, the question should be "Whos name is on the ticket?". If the officer wrote it to the company, you have nothing to worry about. If your name is on the ticket, the company isn't going to care. Especially if it is a driving infraction they have no control over.
2007-10-16 06:19:03 · answer #3 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For any moving violation the DRIVER is always responsible.
Actually for any ticket the driver is, even a company vehicles as the driver is supposed to assure that any vehicle they drive is in good working order, registered, insured and so forth.
But, bottom line.... You get a moving violation ticket... it is your fault, not the companies.
And be careful... CDL license you can get suspended with less points than a regular license.
2007-10-16 06:13:56 · answer #4 · answered by Dog Lover 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Driver
2007-10-16 06:16:17 · answer #5 · answered by david786 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Moving violation the driver... Hubby drives truck for a living....
2007-10-16 07:27:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most company's policy is if it's the truck fault (i.e. headlight out, load muffler) the company pays. If it's the driver's fault (i.e. speeding, reckless driving) the employee pays. Sound like it's you're fault for driving where you shouldn't have been and was warned not to be.
2007-10-16 06:09:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why would the company you work for pay something like that. There is no way your boss should pay for you breaking the law. Just think if you were not speeding you would have gotten to your destination quicker.
2016-05-22 23:07:20 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHOM DOES IT SOUND LIKE IS RESPONSIBLE?
IMMATERIAL IF HE WAS WORKING OR NOT.
FACT IS STATED:
"HE GOT THE TICKET."
CASE CLOSED. " NEXT."
2007-10-16 06:14:46 · answer #9 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋