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Short:
Registration expired. Insurance was current but card was not (duh). Would not accept smartphone proof (rightfully).
Got two tickets
39:3-29 -- Failure to possess DL or Reg (had both, but reg was expired by 2 weeks). $180
39:3-4 -- Driving or parking unregistered motor vehicle. $54
Forgot to register vehicle because on the day I tried to change my registration I updated my mailing address and so could not also renew registration (had to wait 24 hrs - online restriction). I then forgot.
Long:
So I missed renewing my registration as I had to change my address online and wait 24 hours and I dropper the ball. Expired end of July. My insurance card was also the prior period's. I did not put my latest one (had taken it out when renting a car and did not put in back). Cop told me that I had two violations (insurance card and expired registration card) and could get my car impounded. But told me he doing me a favor by was letting me go with just these two tickets. True?
I renewed my registration 10 minutes from the incident (was a block away from my friend's house and did it online - got the PIN from my dad who was at home). Also printed proof of insurance from Geico website.
So did I get the screwed with the $180 ticket and could have gotten just one?
Do I stand any chance of getting the $180 one dismissed if I plead not guilty? Any advice on how I could get it waived. I dont mind paying the $54 because I was forgetful and procrastination bit me.
cops have cameras now on their cars that automatically checks any car that passes them.
I guess it really depends on where you are.
I found out my registration expired last Oct 2012 a few months ago. Got a warning to have it take care of. No ticket.
So I don't think they are checking all the time as it had expired a good six months. I've always done the online renew and had thought I had it renew last September. They went away with the stickers years ago so it's easy for one to forget about expired registration.
I found out my registration expired last Oct 2012 a few months ago. Got a warning to have it take care of. No ticket.
So I don't think they are checking all the time as it had expired a good six months. I've always done the online renew and had thought I had it renew last September. They went away with the stickers years ago so it's easy for one to forget about expired registration.
yeah, some towns have equipped their cops with this technology and some havent. but the cop that pulled me over for expired registration said that as time passes many more are getting it. you are lucky to just get the warning, im pretty sure they are doing this as a revenue generating mechanism (not because they are trying to protect us all from all the unregistered drivers) so i wouldnt expect much leniency. they want that money.
Nope, no other reason. he told me he pulled me over for expired registration. I was on 25 or 35 speed zone and he was behind me. I am guessing the same - automatic scanner using camera (pretty simple it sounds to me).
So who should I talk to if I want to get this even considered for dismissal? This is my first ticket (11 years of driving).
Should I go to the police station and talk to someone? Or call the court?
Article today that they STILL don't have the yellow lights calibrated properly for those moneymaking red light cameras. If towns are gonna rip us off, at least do it on the up & up.
You may or may not be able to get it dismissed but as far as I know those are just money tickets meaning they take your money but there is no record of violations nor any points.
If you go to court they might offer to charge you more money for the same thing or give you a chance to just pay it the same as you can do now.
Maybe you can ask the court folks over the phone, but I wouldn't bother too much with it. Other than that you could try speaking to the prosecutor before your court date and see what he/she advises.
Sometimes they might drop one if you pay the other. Depends on the individuals in charge.
Short:
Registration expired. Insurance was current but card was not (duh). Would not accept smartphone proof (rightfully).
Got two tickets
39:3-29 -- Failure to possess DL or Reg (had both, but reg was expired by 2 weeks). $180
39:3-4 -- Driving or parking unregistered motor vehicle. $54
Forgot to register vehicle because on the day I tried to change my registration I updated my mailing address and so could not also renew registration (had to wait 24 hrs - online restriction). I then forgot.
Long:
So I missed renewing my registration as I had to change my address online and wait 24 hours and I dropper the ball. Expired end of July. My insurance card was also the prior period's. I did not put my latest one (had taken it out when renting a car and did not put in back). Cop told me that I had two violations (insurance card and expired registration card) and could get my car impounded. But told me he doing me a favor by was letting me go with just these two tickets. True?
I renewed my registration 10 minutes from the incident (was a block away from my friend's house and did it online - got the PIN from my dad who was at home). Also printed proof of insurance from Geico website.
So did I get the screwed with the $180 ticket and could have gotten just one?
Do I stand any chance of getting the $180 one dismissed if I plead not guilty? Any advice on how I could get it waived. I dont mind paying the $54 because I was forgetful and procrastination bit me.
Thanks in advance.
I couldn't find anything for fines relating to insurance cards. Below is a link to the place I checked.
its interesting that the government is now harvesting this data from these police cameras as well as all the cameras they have put up on the roads to keep records of all of the cars that pass by. if you arent in violation, still your presence passing those cameras is being recorded and stored. if you would have said this was happening 10 years ago they would have called you a paranoid nut.
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