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I am in some dire need of some help here and thought this might be a good place to start. I'll make this as short as possible.
I received a speeding ticket in July of 2003. The officer pulled the typical I "estimate" you were going well over 95MPH but I will let you off by saying you were only doing 80MPH which is still 15 miles over the speed limit. I was going to contest the ticket but never recieved any information regarding it. I called for 6months after the issued date and still, Ventura County (So Cal) had no record of any citation. The clerk informed said to me "Sometimes police officers just don't turn in certain citations. I have seen it happen, considering it was early morning and its 6 months later I would write it off. There is nothing in our systems regarding a ticket you claim you recieved"
I paid my registration and nothing was noted about any ticket. I've also been pulled over (no tickets) since then and nothing has ever been brought up. I was not until 12/2004 when I went to renew my registration that there was a 400.00 outstanding ticket on my record. The DMV said "Odd, I've never seen a ticket entered this way before" She told me that I should have my license taken but there was no point on my record, and it appears there was no violation just a charge. I was told I should call the Courthouse of the county I got the ticket in. I had a ticket that was 1.5 years old that just appeared.
The courthouse clerks (after many calls) admited fault. They told me that yes, I never received anything regarding the citation because the ticket was incorrectly entered. They had two wrong addresses, that they had written down wrong. I was told that since its been a year, I had to discuss it with the collections (State Tax Franchise Tax Board). I spoke with them and they only said "Sorry, yes it is a mistake but you should pay the amount, we cannot help you".
Has anyone ever dealt with something like this? I was offered an apology for the mistake but that I still had to pay the $400.00. The actual ticket was $121.00 that I was going to contest. Although the ticket just appeared, and they admitted fault. They still say that I can only pay it off regardless of their mistake. Any information would help...
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I am in some dire need of some help here and thought this might be a good place to start. I'll make this as short as possible.
I received a speeding ticket in July of 2003. The officer pulled the typical I "estimate" you were going well over 95MPH but I will let you off by saying you were only doing 80MPH which is still 15 miles over the speed limit. I was going to contest the ticket but never recieved any information regarding it. I called for 6months after the issued date and still, Ventura County (So Cal) had no record of any citation. The clerk informed said to me "Sometimes police officers just don't turn in certain citations. I have seen it happen, considering it was early morning and its 6 months later I would write it off. There is nothing in our systems regarding a ticket you claim you recieved"
I paid my registration and nothing was noted about any ticket. I've also been pulled over (no tickets) since then and nothing has ever been brought up. I was not until 12/2004 when I went to renew my registration that there was a 400.00 outstanding ticket on my record. The DMV said "Odd, I've never seen a ticket entered this way before" She told me that I should have my license taken but there was no point on my record, and it appears there was no violation just a charge. I was told I should call the Courthouse of the county I got the ticket in. I had a ticket that was 1.5 years old that just appeared.
The courthouse clerks (after many calls) admited fault. They told me that yes, I never received anything regarding the citation because the ticket was incorrectly entered. They had two wrong addresses, that they had written down wrong. I was told that since its been a year, I had to discuss it with the collections (State Tax Franchise Tax Board). I spoke with them and they only said "Sorry, yes it is a mistake but you should pay the amount, we cannot help you".
Has anyone ever dealt with something like this? I was offered an apology for the mistake but that I still had to pay the $400.00. The actual ticket was $121.00 that I was going to contest. Although the ticket just appeared, and they admitted fault. They still say that I can only pay it off regardless of their mistake. Any information would help...
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