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I am a Californian living in NJ for a year now. I got a speeding ticket in CA 2 years ago, $680 is the cost.
I want to get a NJ driver's license, can I do it? Is it possible to leave the mess of CA behind? I've heard the ticket is in collection, and going somewhere else now.
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Most states have reciprocal agreements and are connected up by computer, so you will probably not be allowed to get a license anywhere else until that ticket has been paid. I had an employee that left owing one in Florida that followed her to Alaska, Washington, Nevada and California before she finally paid it and was able to drive again.
It all depends on the ticket and its status. You can try getting a license here and if there is a problem they will tell you exactly what it is. As long as your license or registration privilege is not suspended you can be honest about everything.
It all depends on the ticket and its status. You can try getting a license here and if there is a problem they will tell you exactly what it is. As long as your license or registration privilege is not suspended you can be honest about everything.
I heard from my roommate that his friend got a ticket, didn't pay it. Somehow he was stopped for another violation, ended up in New Brunswick jail for a night.
Is that true? Man, I'm hella scared to get a license in NJ now. lol.
I heard from my roommate that his friend got a ticket, didn't pay it. Somehow he was stopped for another violation, ended up in New Brunswick jail for a night.
Is that true? Man, I'm hella scared to get a license in NJ now. lol.
That would not happen to you since California would not want to extradite you all the way across the country for a ticket. Only if you where stopped in CA or if it was a serious crime would they do that. Or if you had NJ tickets and the town(s) wanted you to answer them.
Problems like that don't just "go away", or if they do it's very rarely and due to someone's mistake. If your ticket's in "collection" you're also likely to have a warrant in CA. Are you sure you'll never go there again? Act like an adult and try to find out how you can get this thing settled - your future self will be very grateful.
Can they put you in jail for a night over a $680 ticket? That's my question. I've never heard of this in CA, but it's happening in NJ. If that's true, there is NO WAY I am getting a NJ driver's license. That's some crazy law.
Can they put you in jail for a night over a $680 ticket? That's my question. I've never heard of this in CA, but it's happening in NJ. If that's true, there is NO WAY I am getting a NJ driver's license. That's some crazy law.
Yes, in NJ they put you in jail for just about anything. Last time I was in court, there was a guy who got put in jail for a seat belt ticket that he hadn't paid 10 years prior. Only he hadn't gotten it. They didn't have the driver's license number of the guy who DID get it, they just had his name, which was a common one. The prosecutor refused to dismiss anyway.
They also like to take your car for any reason. They towed my car from a parking lot for expired registration while I was at work, leaving me with no way home. Kicker was, the registration wasn't expired, though I hadn't put the new plates on. Totally illegal and I didn't have to pay the ticket; still stuck with the tow fees and two days in court, though.
A family friend, an older man, once got stopped at 2am in his brand new car after leaving a wedding. He wasn't drunk. The cop said his car registration wasn't in the system, so he'd have to tow the car and leave him and his wife in the middle of the nowhere at 2am. Only reason he didn't do it is the guy's last name was the same as a cop's, and this guy had the presence of mind to say the cop was his grand-nephew.
So if you're going to drive in NJ, get used to the system beating on you a bit. A night in jail, a long walk home, rapacious fees and fines, a few days in court -- all part of the price of living here.
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