What is the name of your state? PA
Backround:
I was pulled over for a speeding violation in late january of 2006, it's currently 8 months since the event. I replied to the ticket "Not Guilty", paid the 186 dollar fine within the 10 day grace period. I recieved a piece of mail at my mothers residence, (no longer my residence), the contents regaurded the traffic violation from january, this was received last tuesday, Sept. 19th. They assigned me a date for a meeting with the district magistrate. I'm not able to make that date, so I procedded to call the office to reschedule the date. I discovered that they had "Misplaced" my ticket (in january) and are now "taking care of the issue". The person i spoke with was more than displeased to find that I wasn't able to make the intended date.( It's not simple for me to miss things, I have 19 credits, most professors don't allow makeup exams, and those that do make them excedingly hard.
My Thoughts and Questions:
1. Does any of this work to my advantage? ( Do i have the right to a speedy trial, or do i have to exercise that?)
2. I was told that the points I will accumulate will NOT be retroactive. Is that true?
3. I wouldn't have a problem making the date originally scheduled, except I have a test on the day it is scheduled. The person I spoke with said I can only reschedule once, what if they reschedule me on the day of another test? Am i expected to fail the test?
For the past 8 months I thought I had missed my court date because they didn't have the correct address to mail the information to me. (My mother moved a few weeks after the ticket was issued) I've moved from my mothers house since and now have a different mailing address across the state from her.
I've also thought that since I was never refunded my money I was found guilty and that my points were on my license. In august I checked my license to be sure, nothing was there. My only conclusion was that I was found guilty, but either the officer didn't show or they had trouble finding my address so they kept the money as a fine and ruled that the fine was sufficent.
4.What if I had moved from a place where they didn't know who I was? What if the mail never made it to me, would I have a warrant out for me?
I'm just affraid that, now I'm going to be convicted of the violation and I'm going to recieve points on my license that I cannot afford. I've since gone on to my own insurance policy.
Thank you for anyhelp
-Mick
Backround:
I was pulled over for a speeding violation in late january of 2006, it's currently 8 months since the event. I replied to the ticket "Not Guilty", paid the 186 dollar fine within the 10 day grace period. I recieved a piece of mail at my mothers residence, (no longer my residence), the contents regaurded the traffic violation from january, this was received last tuesday, Sept. 19th. They assigned me a date for a meeting with the district magistrate. I'm not able to make that date, so I procedded to call the office to reschedule the date. I discovered that they had "Misplaced" my ticket (in january) and are now "taking care of the issue". The person i spoke with was more than displeased to find that I wasn't able to make the intended date.( It's not simple for me to miss things, I have 19 credits, most professors don't allow makeup exams, and those that do make them excedingly hard.
My Thoughts and Questions:
1. Does any of this work to my advantage? ( Do i have the right to a speedy trial, or do i have to exercise that?)
2. I was told that the points I will accumulate will NOT be retroactive. Is that true?
3. I wouldn't have a problem making the date originally scheduled, except I have a test on the day it is scheduled. The person I spoke with said I can only reschedule once, what if they reschedule me on the day of another test? Am i expected to fail the test?
For the past 8 months I thought I had missed my court date because they didn't have the correct address to mail the information to me. (My mother moved a few weeks after the ticket was issued) I've moved from my mothers house since and now have a different mailing address across the state from her.
I've also thought that since I was never refunded my money I was found guilty and that my points were on my license. In august I checked my license to be sure, nothing was there. My only conclusion was that I was found guilty, but either the officer didn't show or they had trouble finding my address so they kept the money as a fine and ruled that the fine was sufficent.
4.What if I had moved from a place where they didn't know who I was? What if the mail never made it to me, would I have a warrant out for me?
I'm just affraid that, now I'm going to be convicted of the violation and I'm going to recieve points on my license that I cannot afford. I've since gone on to my own insurance policy.
Thank you for anyhelp
-Mick