RidinRails;177390 wrote:
I think i told you that 2 or 3 times in the same exact thread...

but no one listens.....

It's not that I didn't listen...it's that they made me pay the fine anyways.

HandoEX;177388 wrote:
It's the exact same in ND....just that no one tells you that. The judge said that I should not have ever had to pay the fine or go to court. The citation should have been thrown out when I presented my valid license.

I think i told you that 2 or 3 times in the same exact thread...

but no one listens.....

StangerBanger96;177387 wrote:
Too bad they make you waste time by going to court on their terms. If it was MN you'd just have to present proof at the courthouse/police station within 14 days and not even worry about appearing in court.

It's the exact same in ND....just that no one tells you that. The judge said that I should not have ever had to pay the fine or go to court. The citation should have been thrown out when I presented my valid license.

Good Job:icon_thumright:

I won. The cop lost. Maybe I should buy him a Krispy Kreme just to show no hard feelings:lol:

StangerBanger96;174562 wrote:
I'm not saying he should tell them his wallet was stolen. I'm saying he should ask why he was cited when he could have shown proof of his license by just grabbing it. Then ask what people who are victims of theft are supposed to do when they need to go somewhere but don't have the actual plastic license. It's a bullshit law whose only purpose is to get money for the city and to be an excuse to find other laws being broken by the offender.
im not arguing that its a bullshit law, but the point is that he didnt have it on him at the time of being pulled over, i dont care if he was 50 feet or 500 miles away from his house, a law is a law, even if it is a bullshit one.... i know people that have been pulled over with out their license and said they were someone else because they ahd a warrant out for there arrest... and they got away because the cop believed him.... its a law for a reason.... :icon_rendeer:

Parker;174561 wrote:
he didnt tell the cop his wallet was stolen at the time, so that defense will not work....

and if you think about it, when you go to court, you will most likey have to skip out on work.... you lose money that way too (if you get paid by the hour)

I'm not saying he should tell them his wallet was stolen. I'm saying he should ask why he was cited when he could have shown proof of his license by just grabbing it. Then ask what people who are victims of theft are supposed to do when they need to go somewhere but don't have the actual plastic license. It's a bullshit law whose only purpose is to get money for the city and to be an excuse to find other laws being broken by the offender.

StangerBanger96;174537 wrote:
Fight it Jason, and use that exact analogy (stolen wallet) to whomever sees your case. You shouldn't have to pay.
he didnt tell the cop his wallet was stolen at the time, so that defense will not work....

and if you think about it, when you go to court, you will most likey have to skip out on work.... you lose money that way too (if you get paid by the hour)

I couldnt figure out why they even fine you for that when its not illegal...i guess just to try scamming people out of money..stupid police.

you'll win no matter what anyways.

wannabe;174534 wrote:
Jason, there are stupid laws for stupid reasons, but the officer gave you a ticket in accordance to a law and that's that. Rather than contesting the ticket, question the law. If you don't think its right, tell someone. But he did nothingillegal, so you really can't get that pissed.

No shit, but the last thing I'm gonna let slide without a fight is paying money for something this dumb. Contesting the law isn't gonna get me my $60 bucks back and that's all I really care about.

wannabe;174534 wrote:
Jason, there are stupid laws for stupid reasons, but the officer gave you a ticket in accordance to a law and that's that. Rather than contesting the ticket, question the law. If you don't think its right, tell someone. But he did nothingillegal, so you really can't get that pissed.

Sure he can still get pissed. There are stupid laws, this is one of them, he has every reason to get pissed. Cops don't have to enforce laws they don't feel are legitimate.

HandoEX;174492 wrote:
so what's the point of ticketing me?

Because his e-penis is huge, duh.

killer69penguin;174471 wrote:
i knwo you get a ticket if you dont have your liscense with you but i alwalys heard that was a 20 dollar ticket but could have went up i guess

I double checked and it is $60.

RidinRails;174481 wrote:
yes it said i had to pay the fine...if you call the clerk of court she will say just bring it in and we'll throw it out.

or you can just go in and show your stuff and they'll throw it out.

I did call to ask for a hearing on it and they said to either come in to pay the fine and ask for a hearing or to mail the check for the fine and include a letter requesting a hearing.

The thing that pisses me off is that it was an honest mistake and I was at my fricken home when he ticketed me for it. What happens if someone breaks into my home and steals my wallet? Am I not allowed to drive any more? I have a valid driver's liscense and I'm sure the officer pulled up my info and saw this, so what's the point of ticketing me?