What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois
I recently received a $50 ticket for having expired plates while parked on a public street outside my apartment in Chicago. That's understandable; it's illegal to be parked like that with expired plates.
The issue is this: my plates are not actually expired; there's been a mix-up at the DMV and my sticker has not been sent to me yet. I just moved to Chicago from Indiana about three weeks ago. I ordered my renewal sticker about a month and a half ago (July 8), while I was still living in Indiana. Needless to say, I used my Indiana address, but two weeks later I filled out a USPS Change of Address form for my new Chicago address.
I still haven't received my renewal sticker, though I've already spent the $70 to get it. I have the receipt in my car in case I got pulled over for having the expired plates; I didn't know they could ticket it while I wasn't even driving.
Is there anything I can do about my ticket, or do I just have to cross my fingers, keep making phone calls, and hope my sticker gets here before I get another $50 ticket?
I recently received a $50 ticket for having expired plates while parked on a public street outside my apartment in Chicago. That's understandable; it's illegal to be parked like that with expired plates.
The issue is this: my plates are not actually expired; there's been a mix-up at the DMV and my sticker has not been sent to me yet. I just moved to Chicago from Indiana about three weeks ago. I ordered my renewal sticker about a month and a half ago (July 8), while I was still living in Indiana. Needless to say, I used my Indiana address, but two weeks later I filled out a USPS Change of Address form for my new Chicago address.
I still haven't received my renewal sticker, though I've already spent the $70 to get it. I have the receipt in my car in case I got pulled over for having the expired plates; I didn't know they could ticket it while I wasn't even driving.
Is there anything I can do about my ticket, or do I just have to cross my fingers, keep making phone calls, and hope my sticker gets here before I get another $50 ticket?