About 4 years ago, I was hit with a reckless driving violation while cruising on Interstate 5 in California. The fine was about $800 and I haven't paid for it. I spend about 2-3 months in US during a course of the year, because I'm working in a different country. However I have not received any warrent of arrest nor have seen an impact of this unpaid traffic citation. Has anyone else experienced this similar incident?
216805
You won't receive a warrant, I'm sure one has been issued, but they are not required to notify you that a warrant has been issued. Call the court and make payment arrangements. You'll have to pay the original fine, plus warrant fees, possibly interest and whatever else the local laws allow them to tack on. Or you can just ignore it and the next time you get stopped for a simple traffic violation you can get arrested for an outstanding warrant.
46647
Towed three times and impounded for 30 days each time?  Man, you're just not getting the message, are you?\n\nIf you are in California, you bet the police can forfeit your vehicle and it doesn't take three times to make it a charm.  Technically, your vehicle could be subject to forfeiture proceedings after your first suspended license beef.  Someone like you is exactly the reason the legislature designed that law, because your privilege to drive has been taken away from you and yet you obviously continue to drive.  People like you are involved in an exponentially higher than average number of traffic accidents so the legislature figured maybe people like you should have your vehicles forfeited to the state if you just didn't go along with the game plan.\n\nVoila - I give you California Vehicle Code section 14607.6...and a link to it below.  It would also be worth your time to review 14607.4, whether or not you live in California.\n\nYou really need to stop driving.  Really.
652653
I am not sure what it is you are really looking to hear because one ticket makes your driving looks bad but, If you mean when an officer put your plates in his computer and make the computer crash, I think it takes a lot more than just four tickets...\nI think you are still okay...\nJust be more aware of your surroundings that's all....
346271
It will eventually.\n\nHere's how it happens.\nOnce you officially plead guilty and pay your fine (how are you going to do that?) the information will go into your state's driver's license data base.\nEach night, your state's DL database is tapped by a company called ChoicePoint.\nChoicePoint will get the violation information and compare the name information with the name information it has in its database.\nThen on a routine basis...sometimes as quickly as the next day...sometimes as much as a month later...your insurer will get a download of all new violation information for its policyholders.\n\nDepending on your parent's insurer, the length of time they've been insured with them and the insurer's own policies on teen driver violations, you may end up getting a letter sent to your parent notifying them of a possible premium increase.\n\nSince you are already in the highest risk category you can be almost certain that there is going to be a very substantial premium hike.\n\nYou should volunteer to pay the extra and get a job to pay for it.  While you are working away at that job....spend your free thought time working thinking about how bad a decision it was to take the car without permission and then to drive badly when you did.\n\nJust imagine how bad it could have been if a little kid had been walking across the crosswalk of the stop sign you blew.  \n\nYou should offer to take a defensive driving course and agree to place voluntary restrictions on your driving.\n\nYou should only drive to and from school and work and ONLY during daylight hours.\n\nUnder no circumstances should you use a cell phone while driving (unless it is a legitimate emergency).\n\nAnd, you should not have ANY other teens in the car with you when you are driving.\n\nMost fatal accidents involving teen drivers (either killing themself or somebody with them or another cars occupants) happen at night with other teens in the car and usually involve some sort of inattentive driving.  Avoid those circumstances and you will be a safer driver.
578657
Doesn't sound like it was a misdemeanor. There are all sorts of minor violations which do not become part of any criminal / permanent / public records. If all you got was a ticket, then this is probably not something still on your record.
159394
No, if you didn't cause an accident there is no reason to sue you.  If a cop didn't see you most likely you will not get a ticket.\n\nWhat I mean is, if a cop saw you make an illegal lane change they can send you a ticket in the mail.  If no one saw you then you will not get a ticket.
274837
I believe the process may be different from state to state. For example, if somebody driving a car with tags from Alberta (Canada) and gets pulled over and is cited by the Florida Highway Patrol for speeding, it's less than likely that the issue will be pursued after the court summons is sent from Florida to Alberta, which is quite a distance, around 3,500 miles. Conversely, if somebody from Montreal is pulled over from the New York Highway Patrol on I-87 (which is only about an hour's drive away), I've read somewhere that certain border states have treaties with border provinces to pursue the offender. \n\nPersonally, I had such an experience, and here's how it went down:\n\nI was living in a Southern state (say, maybe immediately north of South Carolina) and was driving to Montreal, Quebec, to visit some friends. Despite my radar detector use, a Pennsylvania State trooper, using instant-on radar (which pretty much renders your radar detector useless), nabbed me at 87 MPH in a 65 MPH zone. At the time, I had just obtained my driver's license from the afore-mentioned southern state, but I still also had my driver's licence from Quebec as it hadn't expired yet. On a whim, I gave the trooper my Canadian driver's licence, and he used that info to ticket me for $230. The trooper was actually pretty cool about it by telling me that "...if I didn't pay, they weren't gonna come chasing me all the way up there." Well, having little money (and no scrupules), I didn't pay the ticket, which was sent to my Dad's address in Canada. Six months later, an arrest warrant in my name was sent to my Dad's place, which was in effect for 24 months. For obvious reasons, I stayed the hell away from PA during that time, the arrest warrant expired, and my speeding ticket erased from the records of the PA State Police. Actually, I still kinda tighten up my PC muscles as I travel through PA to this day. Please don't tell on me! :)
501460
I had something similar happen to me and I managed to get out of it, with proof.\n Facing traffic while parked may prove a bit difficult to get out of, but not impossible. Providing you were parked there momentarily and not overnight.\n I pleaded ignorance because I truly did not know. I parked on the street overnight in an unposted area. Apparently, Bolingbrook residents in that area were/are not allowed to be parked on the street between 2-4 AM. I brought the recent ticket and my receipts from the DMV, (address changes from my new drivers license, registration, ETC.), to the police station and explained this to the sergeant. After I showed proof of literally just having moved they let it go with a warning.\n It will go on his record if the fine is paid, however, it is really a non-factor as far as insurance goes as long as it is a one shot deal and doesn't happen with regularity. If the police forgo the ticket and the fine is not paid, it will be as if the ticket never happened.\n It may be best to go to court to plead your case, but, if the fine is cheaper than missing 1/2 of a days work, I'd pay the fine.\n Good luck!
426317
David-\n\nYou don't go into the problems with your car, but I am assuming they are mechanical since you don't describe any moving violations.  \n\nTypically, mechanical violations, including failing to change your address with DMV, will be "correctable".  Check your citations...most will say "Correctable Yes/No" next to the violation code.  If they are, simply correct the violations, have an officer from your local police department "sign the ticket off" and you won't have to pay a fine in court.  \n\nNow, there may be court fees to remove the citation out of the system, but you're looking at around $10 per ticket (depending on where you are).  This beats the fines!!!\n\nIf you have citations with moving violations, such as running a red light, unsafe lane change, speeding, etc., those are not correctable and you will have to go to court and pay a fine.\n\nIf you do have correctable violations and you don't correct them, you will be stuck paying fines on all those violations.  Get them signed off fast!\n\nMy advice:  Correct ALL your violations that can be corrected, go to court, tell/show the judge you have correct all the issues and respectfully ask for leniency based on your situation.  DO NOT ignore the citations or ultimately, a warrant for your arrest can be issued and the fines will double, triple, etc.\n\nHopefully this helps you, and GOOD LUCK!
513506
No Warrants are issued by a Judge You can probably have the traffic warrant recalled but you will still have to go to court the Hot Check is more serious and I doubt they will recall that one. Call the courthouse and find out (from a cellphone).
579510
you will be given something called P.T.I, which means you will be fined and probation, but you cannot get in trouble for 12 months if you do then the drug charge will come back to you. The fine will be approximately $600.00 if you were pulled over meaning you were driving you will also be given a surcharge of around 125.00 a year for 3 years.\n\nTo be exact the fine is as followed.\n\n225.00 for possesion of under 50 grams\n175.00 for possesion of paraphenalia\n100.00 for safe neighborhood\n100.00 court cost\n\nAnd to be more clearer the probation isnt a probation where you have to go see a probation officer it just means you cannot be caught with any drugs in that years time. Also be forwarned they will do random drug tests..
455814
Even if you did try to fight the ticket on the basis of a box not being checked, you would lose.  This is just an administrative mistake on the citation and doesn't change anything.  All that needs to be done is a quick admendment to the ticket and it would be correct.  Cops are human too, and they will make mistakes.  There are literally hundreds of forms that cops have to deal with everyday.  The fact that a box wasn't checked doesn't change the fact of the violation.
627182
If you don't have a full license then your insurance is void. Therefore if you are caught then you will immediately receive 6 points- with the new laws that means you will be banned from driving for 2 years because you will be classified as an inexperienced driver. \n\nIt is also a criminal offence and can carry a hefty fine and even prison depending on the circumstances- i.e if you were to have an accident and kill someone then you wont see the light of day for many years.\n\nThis is even if it wasn't your fault, because that fact is that you haven't proven your capabilities as a driver so its automatically your fault- just like drink driving.
627039
you have to look at the limitations of actions act. Usually, you have around 6 years - but this varies from state to state.\n\nAlso, the longer you take, the less reliable people's memories are and the harder it is to track them down. So even though you may be within the time limits, you may have evidentiary problems if you wait SIX years.\n\nFinally, you have a case regardless of whether the cop wrote/didn't write a ticket.\n\nAlso are you prepared to go through the pain of going through court? it might cost a lot more money than the damage toyour car. Hope this helps.
429915
Were you doing 100 MPH?  If you were, plead guilty and be done with it.  If you have a lawyer, he can't do much of anything for you anyways.  He'll just charge you more $$$ to show up in court.  At the most he may be able to get the speed lowered to have the points reduced, but you can ask the judge to to that anyway; most of them will.  You should be lucky you didn't get charged for reckless driving as well.  I would have put you in jail for speeding at 30 over and charged you for reckless driving.
419594
Go appear before the judge.  Take whatever proof you have to show that you were in the hospital at the time you were to appear in court.  Driving with a suspended license is a scheduled fine where I live.  You pay the fine, surcharges and court costs (under $1000).  It depends on what the law in that state is regarding whether or not you can get your license back.  Sometimes the law ties the judge's hands.  You'd better have a very good reason for having been caught driving while suspended though.  As in on your way to that hospital!
313670
Just keep telling yourself you're going to court over a TRAFFIC TICKET not rape, theft, burglary or worse...just a simple ticket. Kinda silly to get all worked up over that isn't it?? Everything will be fine...what's the worst that can happen?? You're gonna walk out alive and into the rest of your life owing a lil money and some points on your license..it's definitely not the end of the world. Good luck!!