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July 16, 2012 at 4:32 PM #19975July 16, 2012 at 4:47 PM #748148
spdrun
ParticipantYeah, NJ also has the unpleasant policy of taking points off your license for tickets out of state, even if paid on time. NY has the good graces to ignore out-of-state tickets (except DUIs or tickets in Ontario and Quebec, strangely enough).
This is why I got a NY license at earliest convenience instead of keeping my NJ license at my family’s address. The insurance may be $300/yr more expensive, but it’s worth it not having to worry about tickets out of state. Especially since most of my driving is done outside of NY!
And an arrest warrant for an unpaid parking ticket is over the top. In NY, they just tow you if you have $500+ of unpaid tickets on your car. On the plus side, since traffic tickets in NJ are minor criminal offenses, you can actually fight them in township court and occasionally win, rather than dealing with a kangaroo traffic court.
PS – you’re lucky that the f**kin’ pigs didn’t decide to charge you interest over 20 years.
July 16, 2012 at 5:53 PM #748152
CoronitaParticipantThat sucks. But take note that if you get a ticket in MA, you don’t need to worry, because they aren’t part of DLC… (Speaking from experience). I got like 2-3 tickets there, and though I paid, never showed up on my CA record (and it’s been like 7-8 years).
July 16, 2012 at 7:06 PM #748161Essbee
ParticipantAbout 11 years ago, I sold a car in the state of Maryland, to a woman (my friend’s mother) who lived in New York. When I sold the car, I took off the license plates. Not knowing what to do with them, I believe I just threw them away.
About 4 years later, I am living in California and get a notice from the state of Maryland telling me that I owe them about $4000. They claim that this is fees for having an “uninsured vehicle.”
My friend’s mother registered the car in New York, but New York never communicated this fact to the state of Maryland. Neither did any of the insurance companies. Fortunately, I was able to track down my friend’s mother and she was able to provide proof of insurance starting from shortly after I sold it to her.
It took quite a few phone calls, letters, and faxes to get it all sorted out. I can’t imagine how it would have worked if I hadn’t been able to track her down.
As far as I know, there was never a warrant out for my arrest, but hey, you never know!
July 16, 2012 at 7:38 PM #748165patb
ParticipantIn most states a credit debt not collected on in 3 years goes invalid, I suspect a 20 year old parking ticket is past statute of limitations, however it may cost a lawyer to fight it.
In the old days it would not matter but now it’s all databases and proof.
July 16, 2012 at 8:28 PM #748169ParticipantProblem is that NJ treats all tickets as criminal fines rather than civil debts. What’s worse is that basically all moving violations are technically punishable by 15 days in county jail.
And no, statute of limitations doesn’t apply as the ticket constitutes a charge, and statute of limitations only limits the time the state has to press charges.
NJ has a very bizarre and archaic justice system in a lot of ways. The advantage is that most fines are actually pretty low as compared to CA. No $500 red-light pig camera tickets.
July 16, 2012 at 9:04 PM #748172scaredyclassic
Participanti wonder if NJ would extradite.
July 16, 2012 at 9:07 PM #748175moneymaker
ParticipantDoes anybody know if CA puts points on record here for infractions in other states?
July 16, 2012 at 9:41 PM #748178jwizzle
Participant[quote=moneymaker]Does anybody know if CA puts points on record here for infractions in other states?[/quote]
Yes, they do, although i’m not sure if they communicate with all states. My husband got a point in CA for running a stop sign in Colorado (the sign was buried in 5 feet of snow and barely sticking out, so it was kinda bs). I think the points/insurance raise cost more than the ticket did – the ticket was only around $50! (compared to here, where they are are several hundred dollars, it was a “bargain”)
July 16, 2012 at 10:30 PM #748185sdrealtor
ParticipantThe Jersey in me wanted to kick some ass and make a handful of DMV and municipal court clerks lives miserable for a hour or two. The Cali in me wrote a check for $141.50, opened up a nice bottle of wine and thanked the lord this is the last time I’ll ever think Jersey again.
July 16, 2012 at 10:38 PM #748186ParticipantHope you used the wine to drink a toast to the meter maid who originally wrote the ticket getting hit by a truck.
So basically, the Californicator way is to bend over and take it, even if undeserved?
July 16, 2012 at 10:48 PM #748190bearishgurl
Participant[quote=jwizzle][quote=moneymaker]Does anybody know if CA puts points on record here for infractions in other states?[/quote]
Yes, they do, although i’m not sure if they communicate with all states. My husband got a point in CA for running a stop sign in Colorado (the sign was buried in 5 feet of snow and barely sticking out, so it was kinda bs). I think the points/insurance raise cost more than the ticket did – the ticket was only around $50! (compared to here, where they are are several hundred dollars, it was a “bargain”)[/quote]
Yes, the states compare “notes” but it takes a couple of months for CA to get wind of a ticket you got elsewhere (or at least it DID in the past). CA converts it to point(s) on your license. In the past, I have gotten multiple tix in Utah in their infamous speeding traps (that they keep moving up/down the road at their whim). The avg price for a UT speeding ticket was about $110-$160 … significantly less than in CA.
I went thru toll roads in CO last July (2011) which had no toll booths. It took them a couple of months to send me a bill for $11.80, which I paid online. Apparently, they had a pic of my license plate, lol…
I think the locals in CO subscribe to the toll roads … much like the CALTRANS vouchers we have here for the SR-125 toll road in South County and the bridges in the SF Bay area.
July 16, 2012 at 10:49 PM #748192Participant[quote=spdrun]Hope you used the wine to drink a toast to the meter maid who originally wrote the ticket getting hit by a truck.
So basically, the Californicator way is to bend over and take it, even if undeserved?[/quote]
LOL . . .
July 16, 2012 at 10:53 PM #748193ParticipantI went thru toll roads in CO last July (2011) which had no toll booths. It took them a couple of months to send me a bill for $11.80, which I paid online. Apparently, they had a pic of my license plate, lol…
You’re lucky. If you did that on the East Coast without an EZ-Pass, you’d be fined $25 per incident in addition to the toll. Fortunately, most (all?) toll roads still have cash booths.
July 17, 2012 at 8:16 AM #748210Participant[quote=spdrun]Hope you used the wine to drink a toast to the meter maid who originally wrote the ticket getting hit by a truck.
So basically, the Californicator way is to bend over and take it, even if undeserved?[/quote]
No the Cali in me knows to enjoy my life and not waste a few hours fighting for relative pennies when I can use that time to make 10 times that or better yet go to the beach with my kids. The Jersey way would be to be an ignorant hardass fighting over a principal and further damaging themself. No time for that here.
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