I got a speeding ticket over 150 miles from my house and since I'm 16, I apparently have to come to court with my guardian. This is not possible, not only do I not have the money to pay the stupid thing, IT'S A 3 HOUR DRIVE! So I was forced to take a warrant for my arrest. Anyways, I was wondering since I haven't payed it yet...Does my insurance know? And will they raise my rates?
2007-10-31 17:11:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
For the people telling me to call the court...I DID! I asked for more time and they said no and that I have to come in and see the judge.
So yes, I am forced to take this warrant. I'm not magic, I can't magically appear in court with monoply money to pay for this ticket.
2007-11-01 09:48:09 · update #1
I find it hard to believe that the court would issue a warrant for someone who is only 16. If the ticket is not paid for, or if you do not show up in court, there will be a finding of guilty, and there's a good chance your driving privileges could be suspended until the age of 21.
2007-11-01 11:13:48 · answer #1 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a cop nor do I work for an insurance company but I've had a lot of speeding tickets.
If the ticket was issued in your home state, the insurance company will eventually find out about it as they generally check your record for moving violations prior to the policy's expiration date and is coming up for renewal.
The renewal notice most likely will show an increase in the rates and the reason(s) for it.
Points will be applied to your driver's record regardless.
Not paying the ticket or showing up in court is not a good thing to do. The ticket is effectively a warrant requiring 1 of 2 actions. Show up in court to fight it which unless you have a lawyer you will lose and wind up paying the fine plus court costs or you can pay the fine before court date which is a guilty plea. Not showing up in court is defintely a guilty plea.
It's not likely they will come to your home and arrest you but if you're stopped for another moving violation the cops will discover the outstanding warrant (they always check for those) and most likely you will be arrested on the spot and spend a few hours in jail or at least the waiting room until someone can come post bail.
Your driving record and any warrants outstanding are readily available to every law officer in the state.
It gets really expensive from there on as fines can be levied for contempt of court, you still owe the original fine plus any new fines plus the loss of driving privileges are a real posibility.
If you didn't have the money, the very least you should have done was contact the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the ticket was issued and ask for a continuance, explaining your financial situation and most likely they would have given you more time to come up with the fine amount.
Cooperation is the key, ignoring it and hoping it will go away never works.
It's always cheaper to just pay the fine then forget about it.
The loss of a few dollars isn't worth the hassle.
Oh, one more thing. You're 16, slow down, you're driving a deadly weapon.
I'm 54 and have over 1.7 million miles driving experience in all weather and traffic conditions at speeds that would scare the bejesus out of you and I'm lucky to still be here as well are a few fortunate folks with whom I crossed paths.
I slowed down as I figured my luck was getting short. Now all I need worry about is a 16 year old pressing his luck because at that age, skill has nothing to do with it.
2007-10-31 18:22:33 · answer #2 · answered by crunch 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it goes against your insurance whether you pay it or not. Just because you pay it doesn't mean your insurance doesn't go up. What you SHOULD have done rather then have a warrant drawn up is get a lawyer in that area to go to court for you. Even if you had to get your parents to pay for it, now you're going to have a misdemeanor offense on your criminal record forever, an arrest, jail time, and you will STILL have to pay the original amount PLUS bail to get out of jail, additional processing and court fees, and will ultimately end up hiring a lawyer.
2007-10-31 20:01:27 · answer #3 · answered by Josh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF THEY DO NOT, THEY WILL WHEN YOU RENEW WITH THEM OR ANYONE ELSE.
150 MILES FROM HOUSE. 16. COME TO COURT WITH GUARDIAN. "NOT POSSIBLE."
DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO PAY THE STUPID THING, IT'S A THREE HOUR DRIVE?
HOW DID YOU GET THERE TO GET THE TICKET?
FORCED TO TAKE A WARRANT? (NO, YOU AND NO BODY ELSE CHOSE TO DO IT THAT WAY?)
SINCE YOU HAVE NOT PAID IT YET? WONDERING? YES YOU SHOULD BE. IT IS A MATTER OF TIME AND POOF. YOU'LL BE IN THAT COUNTIES JAIL AWAITING A HEARING ON WHAT HAPPENED?
BY THE WAY DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A PHONE? YOU COULD HAVE CALLED AND EXPLAINED THAT YOU WERE FINANCIALLY STRAPPED AND WHAT COULD YOU DO? TOO LATE NOW THOUGH?
2007-10-31 17:44:27 · answer #4 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they should know by now. You don't need to go in person. If you don't want to challenge the ticket, you can call the court, find out the fine, and send it by mail. You better act on this fast. Getting arrested is going to be a LOT worse than having your parent take a day off from work.
2007-10-31 20:29:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'd best call the Clerk of Courts and ask how you can get that warrant taken care of ~ no excuses. If you are going to drive, you need to take responsibility for your actions. By not taking care of the warrant, it is going to look worse for you in many ways, one being your insurance who will probably drop you for not taking care of things.
2007-10-31 23:37:06 · answer #6 · answered by KittyKat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since you didn't show up in court, the judge found you guilty and the information was put on your record. Your insurance company will find out next time the policy comes up for renewal.
2007-10-31 17:28:38 · answer #7 · answered by wuxxler 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes your insurance knows and they are going to drop you because your license is also suspended now for failure to appear and not paying the ticket.
2007-10-31 17:35:23 · answer #8 · answered by Steven C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they usually find out when they cross reference their files with the files of the states. do a part time gig and fess up. you will get caught when you least want it. as least you can fess up and get the date and time more desirable to you instead of being yanked from consideration for a good job 8 yrs down the road for failing to do something relatively simple and , yes, inexpensive.
2007-10-31 17:18:49 · answer #9 · answered by 27ysq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-26 06:03:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋