ValentineOne
Junior Member
I am in KY, and received a citation for speeding 68/55 as well as no proof of insurance or registration. Of course I have current insurance, and registration, I just didn’t have it on me. Anyhow, I went down to pay the citation today, which I received on the 11th of January, and the lady at the counter is dumbfounded because A) the ticket doesn't show up in the system, and B) the court date listed is 1/11/06 (the same date I was stopped). She said it was possible the ticket just hadn’t been entered yet. I then elected to walk away, and re-address this issue at a later date after further investigation into my options. Surely I wasn’t expected to go to court on the same day? Or was I? And is this a large enough error to have the charges dismissed on the technicality? I also have connections at the local police department, who have advised me to call the officer, bring this to his attention, to name drop, and attempt to convince him to cancel the ticket, although I don't find this to be very good advice. I see 3 possible routes of action on this. I could wait, a few weeks, and see if the ticket ever shows up in the system, or if it was discarded after the officer submitted it because when it was turned in to be entered, the court date was not a future date. I was also thinking that the invalid court date could provide me an opportunity to go to court without the officer showing up. Or I could approach the officer and try and negotiate with him as suggested above.
Any and all Advice/Comments are appreciated.
Any and all Advice/Comments are appreciated.