Parking Ticket In Washington Dc

[tixsux]

What is the name of your state? New Jersey

I got a parking ticket in Washington DC but I am from New Jersey. The ticket was pretty much BS but that is a moot point. My question is:

Is there any way this can adversely effect me back in NJ if I dont ever return to DC?? For example - Can this ticket be relayed to authorities in NJ and eventually affect my license, registration, or credit rating (as I've seen mentioned in other posts)???

I checked online and found this would be relayed for a moving violation or DWI but could not find any info on parking tickets. I have no other outstanding tickets in any state. Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

[JustAPal00]

DC parking is tough, I work there! I think you're fine as long as you don't return. The compact that the States participate in is for moving violations. The ticket should be $25, I would recomend paying it just in case, but I've recieved two out of state parking tickets that I didn't pay, and nothing ever happened.

[quincy]

D.C. parking tickets need to be paid within 30 days or you are assessed a penalty equal to the original fine amount added to the original fine, with another $5 default charge after 60 days. After 60 days, the ticket notification is sent to your home address in New Jersey, which is located by contacting the DMV of New Jersey using your vehicle plate number.

New Jersey's Parking Offenses Adjudication Act, under which a failure to pay a parking violation falls, says that a driver's license may be suspended by a municipal court or the DMV for any traffic violation. In 2001, 137,695 suspensions were imposed under the Parking Offenses Adjudication Act for failure to pay parking tickets. Although suspensions are discretionary on the part of the courts and the DMV, licenses can be suspended if the violator fails to pay the parking fine or to make installment payment arrangements through the DMV.

Usually with a first offense, you will receive a notice from the DMV.

It hardly seems worth the risk of a license suspension (your state sure is serious about parking tickets!) to not pay the D.C. ticket, although I am not really sure if New Jersey cares much about out-of-state tickets. With this POAA, however, I would bet they do.

[tixsux]

Is there any place I can definitively find out whether NJ cares about out-of-state parking tickets?

I looked on the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission site
([url]http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Violations/parking.htm[/url]) and all it mentions is that parking tickets are processed by NJ municipal courts.

The city I live in is a bitch for parking anyway so I am assuming they will go after me for this so I will more than likely pay the $100 but if anyone could give me a definitive answer one way or the other it would be greatly appreciated.

[quincy]

I know that parking tickets are issued based on your vehicle and registered plates, so since you have Jersey plates, the tickets will go through the DMV in New Jersey. D.C. locates your New Jersey address through your car plates. They will send the notice of your unpaid ticket, the fines that have accumulated, and how long you have to pay, to your home address in New Jersey. If you don't respond to the notices, the fines increase and eventually you will be sent a court notice to appear. Although the fines will be based on D.C. ordinances, and must be paid to D.C., not paying the ticket will affect your New Jersey license just as if you received a parking ticket in New Jersey. It is your driving record that is involved, regardless of the location where the violation occurred. So, accumulating tickets in another state, even if you never go back to that state, does not relieve you of the obligation to pay. If you fail to pay parking tickets, your license can be suspended (in Michigan, licenses can be suspended after you acquire 6 unpaid tickets). I am not sure how many unpaid tickets will get your license suspended in New Jersey but you can check out the New Jersey Parking Offenses Adjudication Act or call your DMV or Secretary of State's Office for the definitive answer to that.