Originally posted by shiny one
Shit, I'd do what I could to find out what I needed to do to pay it. For something like that, you're probably screwed if you don't pay the money. Specially if they end up giving you a court date and you somehow missed the letter for that. I don't think I'd like jail, and you probably wouldn't either
rofl the threat of jail is an empty promise. they wont send you to jail. they just slap a fine on. its called FTA (Failure To Appear). here in cali its $250 per FTA.
Mar-09-2007 02:29
shaw
RIP
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Intergalactic Mimosa Station
quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
haha more like it depends on the state. here in cali its horrendous.
well, it's also the city. If I'd gotten that same ticket in Houston instead of an hour north of it, it'd have been 3 or 4 hundred something. A ticket for going 1 over within the city limits there is 160 .
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Intergalactic Mimosa Station
quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
rofl the threat of jail is an empty promise. they wont send you to jail. they just slap a fine on. its called FTA (Failure To Appear). here in cali its $250 per FTA.
the main thing is that you need to try to get that off your record, 'cuz your insurance will rail you in the ass for it. You'll probably have to go to court, and if your record's clean, they'll give you a probationary period or something, and make you go to driving school, but it's more than worth it for the cash you'll save in insurance.
Call the court asap. I've made so many stupid mistakes with tickets. I had a fix-it ticket regarding a cracked windshield. All I had to do was fix the window and get it signed off and pay a $10 fee. Well I sold the car before the due date and decided that it wasn't my problem anymore
A few weeks ago I get a letter in the mail saying that I now owe the court $780 dollars Oh and my license is probably suspended.
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Mar-09-2007 02:37
Boomer187
Spicy Hotdog
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: USA
search for a cheap lawyer :P
Mar-09-2007 02:39
Frenchie
life in technocolor
Registered: Feb 2006
Location: Intergalactic Planetary
You speed, you pay.
Mar-09-2007 02:41
mezzir
BEES?
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: assachusetts
quote:
Originally posted by Boomer187
search for a cheap lawyer :P
blahhhhhhhhhh thanks for the responses, gonna send in the ticket tomorrow for court date, hopefully they dont ride my ass for waitin so long.
and it was $538.00
"Negligent Driving"
"2nd Degree - 814 ft."
wutever the fuck that means
Mar-09-2007 02:47
Frenchie
life in technocolor
Registered: Feb 2006
Location: Intergalactic Planetary
Does that mean that from time they clocked you to the time you were pulled over in distance? I don't know. I get them and pay them, don't pay too much detail besides the cost.
Mar-09-2007 02:50
capricorn15
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Registered: May 2001
Location: CA
quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
dude my ticket hasnt even gotten processed yet! im fucking dying wondering what its going to cost me! they wont move the ticket to my home county. im just going to have to postpone court so that i can save the money and drive up there with like $700 so that i can hopefully get it lowered and pay it off while im there.
you should take care of it asap.
and btw this is for my 104 in a 70 ticket. i dunno how much it will really be but i hope not more than 700 but i will find out.
my friend just got one of those, it was like 550 or something, it was on the way back from vegas
Mar-09-2007 02:52
medinaM5
supreme
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Los Angeles
yeah i dont even know, screw it. i've already dug myself one deep hole
Mar-09-2007 02:53
medinaM5
supreme
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Los Angeles
do they usually call you or send something in mail if you're ditching out on a ticket for this long?
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i dunno how much it will really be but i hope not more than 700 but i will find out. 
