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Pulled over, no proof of current insurance
Nissl
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So I got waved over for rolling through a stop sign (it was a pretty bullshit infraction to hand out given the speed and the location, obviously the cop wanted to make quota while standing around outside, but I digress), and I didn't have this year's up to date insurance card. I could have sworn I put it in there two months ago when I got it in the mail, but nope. I had last year's insurance and showed him that.
The cop wrote me up for it, and when I asked him about it he said it was a "fix-it" ticket and I would have to show up to court with proof that I was insured at the time. Anyone else have to deal with this? Do I have to dress up, will this waste a whole day of work? Any reason to hire a lawyer? Any additional fines?
Dammit.
The cop wrote me up for it, and when I asked him about it he said it was a "fix-it" ticket and I would have to show up to court with proof that I was insured at the time. Anyone else have to deal with this? Do I have to dress up, will this waste a whole day of work? Any reason to hire a lawyer? Any additional fines?
Dammit.
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Take your ticket and your proof of insurance to the courthouse when you get time and it will not go on your record and you will not have to pay the ticket.
Shouldn't need a lawyer.
In Canada they will often impound your vehicle for not having insurance.
All I had to do was call my insurance company, they sent along current proof of insurance. I went to court on the appointed day, talked to a clerk before ever entering the courtroom, showed her the paperwork and was clear to leave. Took all of 20 minutes, most of which was spent in the security check at the door.
I got a ticket because I didn't have insurance and my tags were expired. It was a "fix it" ticket too. Basically, get these things before your court date(in a month), show us the paper work, and it will go away. I don't even think I had to pay anything. And it was so non-memorable that I can barely remember what happened.
That was in Missouri though...here in Texas if I'd had that happen, I would have been in pretty bad shit. :-P
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You ran a stop sign. It's not a "bullshit infraction."
That said, just bring your proof of insurance with you to the court date, make sure it shows you were insured when you were pulled over, and they'll drop the fine. You may have to pay a small $15 fee or something for the court proceedings, but the actual ticket should be dropped.
Dress up in slacks and a dress shirt (with or without tie) and you should be fine. Most people there won't even bother with that much, and the judge honestly isn't going to care that much. As for how long it will take will depend largely on when you get called. Actually speaking with the judge will take 5 minutes tops, but you may have 20 people that go before you. Still shouldn't take more than an hour, hour and a half though.
And yeah, Bionic Monkey, it's bad to roll stop signs. I was venting.
EDIT: Deleted long diatribe that isn't going to produce any productive discussion.
EDIT2: For clarity that I'm talking about a reduction in the stop sign ticket, not the fix-it ticket. I will have to see what they charge me, and if it's more than the range the cop told me he's seen in other cases where he had to show up and the defendant was found guilty, then I guess I'm going to make him show up.