Hi everyone,
I am in Florida. A couple weeks ago I was pulled over for having an expired tag. It had been about 5 months expired (car was broken for almost all of that time). Previously, a couple years ago, I had another expired registration ticket but that time it was only by about 1 month. Anyways, the officer charged me with violating FL statute 320.07(3)(C) which is below:
Any person whose motor vehicle or mobile home registration has been expired for more than 6 months, upon a second or subsequent offense, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Now, clearly this is wrong since I have never once had expired registration for over 6 months (let alone twice). My question is: can I get this completely dismissed, and would I be liable for court fees? I have an arraignment hearing coming up on valentines day because of this officer's mistake (my charge should be 320.07(3)(A) which wouldn't even require a court appearance.. FRUSTRATING)
Thanks for your help
I am in Florida. A couple weeks ago I was pulled over for having an expired tag. It had been about 5 months expired (car was broken for almost all of that time). Previously, a couple years ago, I had another expired registration ticket but that time it was only by about 1 month. Anyways, the officer charged me with violating FL statute 320.07(3)(C) which is below:
Any person whose motor vehicle or mobile home registration has been expired for more than 6 months, upon a second or subsequent offense, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Now, clearly this is wrong since I have never once had expired registration for over 6 months (let alone twice). My question is: can I get this completely dismissed, and would I be liable for court fees? I have an arraignment hearing coming up on valentines day because of this officer's mistake (my charge should be 320.07(3)(A) which wouldn't even require a court appearance.. FRUSTRATING)
Thanks for your help
