What is the name of your state? TX
I registered my car back in December, but failed to switch the new sticker with the old one. A lot was going on at the time and the new stickers were forgotten about. A few days ago, my wife was given a citation for the expired registration even though she explained that we had renewed it and that the sticker was at home. She was told that if we showed proof of the renewed registration within ten days then all we would have to pay is a small admistrative fee. The court clerk, however, says that since we were already registered then we could not comply with the "within ten days" requirement to have it waived. She told us that we failed to display our new registration ticket and that it was the same fine as an expired registration. I found the law regarding expired registration and the fees it involves, but could not find the law regarding the time frame required to display new stickers. Could someone please help me? We currently have a court date to see the judge on February 9th. Would it be better to just pay the fine or try to get the judge to waive the offense?
I registered my car back in December, but failed to switch the new sticker with the old one. A lot was going on at the time and the new stickers were forgotten about. A few days ago, my wife was given a citation for the expired registration even though she explained that we had renewed it and that the sticker was at home. She was told that if we showed proof of the renewed registration within ten days then all we would have to pay is a small admistrative fee. The court clerk, however, says that since we were already registered then we could not comply with the "within ten days" requirement to have it waived. She told us that we failed to display our new registration ticket and that it was the same fine as an expired registration. I found the law regarding expired registration and the fees it involves, but could not find the law regarding the time frame required to display new stickers. Could someone please help me? We currently have a court date to see the judge on February 9th. Would it be better to just pay the fine or try to get the judge to waive the offense?