Summer 2007; Crawling along at roughly 5 mph whilst looking for the dirt road entrance to a fairground in rural Oregon, my buddy and I get pulled over by a cop (ON A MOTORCYCLE!!!) I get a no seat belt ticket (AS THE PASSENGER!!!).
We'd just left our campsite, and were making the roughly 1 mile journey to the annual Oregon Country Fair when this all happened. Yes, obviously this stretch of road was/is a well plied, well oiled little cash cow for local law enforcement.
To date, I haven't paid it.
1. I was so beside myself by the irony; (5 mph..., passenger..., motorcycle cop), that it has just become very much a "principle" issue.
2. My driver's license is from Wisconsin
3. I live in Taiwan, and IF I ever move back to the US, I know FOR SURE it won't be to Oregon.
I'm now receiving threatening letters (being sent to my parents house) from a collection agency, and the original $100 ticket is now at $180 (and growing).
I really don't want to be thinking about this at all, but thoughts of interstate cooperation and having my license revoked/suspended if I end up living in Chicago in 2012...
Q: What am I really risking by blowing this off? Is there any statute of limitations on such a ticket? What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
We'd just left our campsite, and were making the roughly 1 mile journey to the annual Oregon Country Fair when this all happened. Yes, obviously this stretch of road was/is a well plied, well oiled little cash cow for local law enforcement.
To date, I haven't paid it.
1. I was so beside myself by the irony; (5 mph..., passenger..., motorcycle cop), that it has just become very much a "principle" issue.
2. My driver's license is from Wisconsin
3. I live in Taiwan, and IF I ever move back to the US, I know FOR SURE it won't be to Oregon.
I'm now receiving threatening letters (being sent to my parents house) from a collection agency, and the original $100 ticket is now at $180 (and growing).
I really don't want to be thinking about this at all, but thoughts of interstate cooperation and having my license revoked/suspended if I end up living in Chicago in 2012...
Q: What am I really risking by blowing this off? Is there any statute of limitations on such a ticket? What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?