So, say you get a speeding ticket with a $150 ticket, and refuse to pay it. They first would see if any family member would pay the fine, then throw you in jail if all friends and family refused (correct?). Once you are out of jail do you still have to pay the fine? Would you be relieved of the $150 fine if you went to jail?
2007-11-26 10:53:56 · 8 answers · asked by cboylan123 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
If you refused to pay then you would be required to appear in court. At this time you can try to explain why you should not be found guilty.
If the judge does not rule in your favor you will be expected to pay the fine and any associated court fees.
If you do not appear in court - a warrant for your arrest will be issued. Now you will not only owe the fine and court fees but additional penalties for your failure to appear in court.
If you go to court and plead poverty you may be able to get a payment schedule or assigned to community service to work off the fine.
2007-11-26 11:03:39 · answer #1 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Half true.
The person on the ticket is the only one responsible for payment. They can not make a family member pay. Your state may have an exception for juveniles, but never for adults.
If you get thrown in jail, you get credit for each day served. The warrant would say something like " $150 or 5 days". Once you serve the sentence, you are free of you obligation to pay.
2007-11-26 10:59:01 · answer #2 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The person issued the ticket is the only person responsible for paying it. They will not come after your family. If you do not pay it, your license will be suspended. If you are caught driving on a suspended license, this is an arrestable offense and you may go to jail. Your car will be impounded and you will face additional fines and costs plus still have the responsibility to pay the first ticket. Believe me, it's not worth it. You will turn the cost of $150.00 into thousands of dollars not to mention the hassle of getting your car back and sitting in jail.
2007-11-26 11:14:48 · answer #3 · answered by chill out 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You get a ticket. That ticket has a court date on it. If you don't pay it ahead of time (and plead guilty at that time) and don't show up in court, the next step is the judge issuing a warrant for your arrest for non appearance. This is a separate charge from the original ticket.
Once you are arrested, you sit in jail until you appear in front of a judge and plead on the two charges against you. The judge then will assess the sentence (fine or jail time). If you get a fine, and don't pay it by the next court date, then you get a new charge, and it starts over. It can snowball significantly if you don't take care of it.
There are people in our court who constantly don't show up to court, and have been getting re-arrested for the last eight years because of it. Their original charges were minor, now they owe thousands of dollars in some cases.
2007-11-26 11:02:14 · answer #4 · answered by Citicop 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It does depend on the state you live in. In CA, if you get a ticket, you have the option of going to traffic school. If you do that, you won't have any points on your record but I think you still have to pay the violation amount. You can call and check. Call and ask for information anyway. You do not need an atty. Just tell the court that you are protesting this ticket and tell them just what you said here. The officer who wrote the ticket has to be in court. If he/she doesn't show up (and they often do not show cause they are too busy, especially for something as silly as this), you win the case. End of story. Even if the officer does show up, you have a good case so it can't hurt to try it. Go get your new car and do it right away, it shouldn't be on your record yet anyway. Congrat. on your new car!!!
2016-04-05 23:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW?
YOU GET A SPEEDING TICKET AND REFUSE TO PAY IT?
FAMILY MEMBER PAY IT?
THROW IN JAIL?
RELEASED FROM JAIL /STILL OWE?
OK
YOU GET A SPEEDING TICKET AND YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF PAYMENT OR COURT, YOU WOULD NOT GET THROWN INTO JAIL UNLESS YOU REFUSED TO SIGN THE TICKET PROMISING TO SHOW UP IN COURT (NOT AN ADMISSION OF GUILT)
FOLLOW:
YOU DO NOT SHOW UP AT COURT OR FAIL TO FOLLOW THE ORDER FROM THE COURT TO PAY THE FINE AS CHARGED.YOU WILL BE ARRESTED AND BOOKED.
NO BODY BAILS YOU OUT OR POSTS BOND AND YOUR FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THE RULE FROM THE COURT RENDERS YOU UNTRUSTWORTHY AND YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A PR BOND EITHER.
YOU DO TIME AND ARE RELEASED? DO YOU OWE THE COURT ANYTHING. DEPENDS ON THE JUDGE'S RULING AND HOW MUCH YOU PULLED HIS CHAIN. ORDER COULD READ THAT YOU CAN BE CHARGED WITH BOTH TIME AND MONEY
2007-11-26 11:26:54 · answer #6 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No family member would be on the hook UNLESS you were a juvenile.
If you're an adult, you'd be given a choice of a fine or a certain number of days in jail. If you take the time, you're no longer obligated for the fine.
2007-11-26 11:01:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you don't pay it, YOU go to jail. we aren't a collection agency. you may be able to sit out the fine in jail, but usually it is $10 a day. so NO, YOU play, YOU pay.
2007-11-26 13:11:07 · answer #8 · answered by Spoken Majority 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋