Of warrants and speeding tickets.

TehSpectre

So, I got a speeding ticket early of last month and I forgot about it until I found the thing while cleaning today.

The court/pay by date was the 30th of September.

Now, I got this ticket in another city (same state) and I plan on mailing a check in with the fine ASAP. However, will this mean that everything will be ok?

Is there a warrant out for me in my city?

How does this work?

Thanatos

What state are you in?

Call the traffic court tomorrow, ask for an extension.

Crashtard

It depends on the state, but in MI they just suspend your license for a little while till you pay it. I imagine if you take Than's advice you'll be fine.

TehSpectre

I will do that come morning.

I live in Kansas, btw.

ApathyKills

Do what I do: throw it in the glovebox and forget about it. Seriously, my friends dad got a speeding ticket in utah 10 years ago and his solution was simple: keep the money and don't ever go back to utah.

(please note: this horrible advice and should be promptly disregarded)

Septus

They want your money, they don't particularly want to bother hauling you into jail, so I'm betting there's no actual warrant issued.

Pheezer

ApathyKills wrote: »

Do what I do: throw it in the glovebox and forget about it. Seriously, my friends dad got a speeding ticket in utah 10 years ago and his solution was simple: keep the money and don't ever go back to utah.

(please note: this horrible advice and should be promptly disregarded)

Don't do this post. Ever again. Only warning.

Also most states have agreements between each other to forward tickets. Even most states vs. most Canadian provinces. That's right, get busted speeding up North and there's a good chance that one day that ticket WILL come back to haunt you and it won't be cheap at that point.

Last Son

Septus wrote: »

They want your money, they don't particularly want to bother hauling you into jail, so I'm betting there's no actual warrant issued.

Technically there probably is a "bench warrant" issued. Which basically is never acted upon unless you are pulled over for something else and the police look you up, at which point they'll arrest you.

Also, make sure you pay that ticket off quickly. Speeding tickets tend to accumulate penalties extremely quickly and what was once a $150 ticket can balloon into a $800 fast.

Hevach

Last Son wrote: »

Technically there probably is a "bench warrant" issued. Which basically is never acted upon unless you are pulled over for something else and the police look you up, at which point they'll arrest you.

In Michigan, if you don't pay, don't show up for court, and don't respond when you're notified you're license is suspended, this is what they do. However, there's a slim chance you won't be doing anything else and still get pulled over. Happened to my girlfriend last month, an officer for some reason just happened to check her plates at a red light and then pulled her over and arrested her.

And tickets do crank up fast. She could have had it all out of the way in June for $175, but ended up in September with $1200 in fines (the original ticket plus driving on a suspended license), $650 in bail, and $200 in impound fees.
Edit: she caught me typing and corrected me on the amount. I'm also not having sex tonight.

I don't know the timeframe this all happens in. She did get a notification in the mail that her license was suspended until she showed up and paid, which she also ignored. Not all places might give that notification, but either way, get it taken care of before things get worse.

Crashtard

Hevach wrote: »

And tickets do crank up fast. She could have had it all out of the way in June for $175, but ended up in September with $1200 in fines (the original ticket plus driving on a suspended license), $650 in bail, and $200 in impound fees.

This is why you pay your tickets on time and say "thank you sir".