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Speeding Ticket
Hi I'm Vee!
Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C ERegistered User regular
Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C ERegistered User regular
So I'm in Lexington, KY for the holidays, and I was driving to Frankfort to pick up my grandmother for Christmas Eve dinner. Apparently I was driving a bit too fast, and I got pulled over by a cop. He asked for my license, registration, proof of insurance, and I handed it all to him. He went back to his car (for an ungodly long period of time), and when he returns, he hands me my citation, and lets me know that my insurance is out of date, which he also cited me for. Now, this isn't my car, so I didn't know that there were two insurance cars in it; one that's out of date, and one that's up-to-date.
What does this mean? This means that I have to show up in court on February 19th to prove I have insurance. Not only that, I can't pay the speeding ticket until I do that. In fact, I can't even see how much the ticket is.
So that's kind of a nuisance, but not too big of a deal, right? Well, that would be true, except February 19th is right in the middle of my college semester. At UCLA. Yes, in Los Angeles. This is going to be one of the toughest schedules I've ever had in college. It is virtually impossible for me to do well this semester while flying across the country for a court date.
I called the clerk's office (the only phone number on my citation) to ask, and they basically told me all they do is collect money, and to contact my lawyer. Which is great, except that my family's lawyer charges $250/hr. Is there anything I can do at this point?
What does this mean? This means that I have to show up in court on February 19th to prove I have insurance. Not only that, I can't pay the speeding ticket until I do that. In fact, I can't even see how much the ticket is.
So that's kind of a nuisance, but not too big of a deal, right? Well, that would be true, except February 19th is right in the middle of my college semester. At UCLA. Yes, in Los Angeles. This is going to be one of the toughest schedules I've ever had in college. It is virtually impossible for me to do well this semester while flying across the country for a court date.
I called the clerk's office (the only phone number on my citation) to ask, and they basically told me all they do is collect money, and to contact my lawyer. Which is great, except that my family's lawyer charges $250/hr. Is there anything I can do at this point?
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IF you HAVE to go to court, just call them and explain your situation. I had jury duty suspened for monthes because I had to go to school.
The problem is that I don't know who to call. I only have one number on the citation, and they already said they can't help me.
Yea, they should know. Ask them what's the court that handles these cases
I had to show up in court, and all the judge did was "Okay" and ripped up the ticket.
Waste of time.