First, this citation is NOT on your DMV record because it has not been adjudicated yet! It will get reported on your DMV record once you appear in court and either plead guilty or are found guilty by the court.
Otherwise, if it is dismissed/or if you are found not guilty then nothing will go to the DMV...
Secondly, a parking citation is a non-moving violation that is issued and is connected with the vehicle's license plate & VIN#. Therefore, failing to pay it on time will result in it getting referred to that vehicle's registration and you will be forced to pay it the next time you go in to pay that vehicle's registration. If you don't pay that vehicle's registration for the subsequent year, I believe that the DMV's next step is to refer it to the Franchise Tax Board thereby connecting it to any state income tax refund that you might potentially receive in the future.
Thirdly, a "parking ticket" is (again) issued while a car is "parked" and hence the term "parking"... So to link it to a Driver's license would be wrong. I mean do they link it to the registered owner's D/L? Should they link it to his wife's D/L? May be to his nephew's D/L who happened to borrow that car for a day last summer?
Again, a parking citation gets linked to a vehicle registration.... And a moving violation gets linked to the driver's license...
The one exception to that rule is if you have any outstanding moving violations (that have not fallen through the cracks like yours & your wife's have), then they will initially suspend your license; (but since that is only renewed once every 5 years), the California Vehicle Code also allows the DMV to refuse to renew your (annual) registration to any vehicles that are registered in your name.
That should also answer your question as to whether there is some sort of link between you D/L # & your vehicle registration!
And last but not least, the only "knowledge &/or acceptance" of a citation that can be used against you in a court of law, is your signature on the citation itself!
That was when the officer (supposedly) pulled you over,
(placed you under arrest), cited you had you sign the citation and released you on your own recognizance after you signed the citation and thereby made a promise to appear at the location shown & on the date and time that he set for you to show up.
But even your signature on that citation and your promise to appear is in no way an admittance of guilt. You are still owed your day in court...
If you don't contact the court, you can't see the copy of the citation, ..., you can't decide if that is your signature or not and you can't get rid of this monkey off you back...
Barry, trust me when I tell you that there are no loopholes, no tricks and no magic potion to making this go away! There is one course of action to resolving this and it begins by you contacting the court and asking them what is "required" of you to get this matter resolved and taken care of.
One last thing.. When you go to
www.lasuperiorcourt.org you have two options to search for a citation; one is by drivers license #, and the other is by citation #.... (HINT: the selling of the last name DOES NOT lay a part in linking that citation to you.. Its your D/L# that bears the biggest weight! On that same website, you should also find some phone numbers for agencies that handle parking citation for different cities & municipalities. Give them a call and finally put this question to rest.
Good luck!
Since when is a person placed under arrest, then given a speeding ticked, and then they are on their marry way? How does one even forget a speeding ticket?