This past summer, my wife was traveling from Pennsylvania to Rhode Island and was stopped for speeding in New York. She told me she was keeping up with the pace of traffic and having ridden with her often, I know she tends to not speed, but considering she has a Pennsylvania vanity plate on a reddish-colored car and it was late in the month, anything over the posted limit was just painting a bullseye on her.
We paid the fine on the ticket we were sent and it was for about $185. A couple weeks later, we received notice that because this violation earned her six points on her New York Driver's License (mind you, we live in Pennsylvania, which is where her drivers license is clearly from), she had to pay the New York Driver Responsibility Assessment, Sections 1199 and 503 (4) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. This little gem added another $300 to the fine we already paid.
Given current financial situations, I did not have an additional $300 to simply give to a state where I do not reside and my wife received notice that her New York State drivers license is suspended indefinitely. The notice also said she was to turn in her NY license (which she does not have) if she did not pay this fine.
My question is this: does my wife run the risk of having her Pennsylvania drivers license and/or car insurance negatively impacted if she does not pay this additional (and quite ridiculous, in my opinion) fine? Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
We paid the fine on the ticket we were sent and it was for about $185. A couple weeks later, we received notice that because this violation earned her six points on her New York Driver's License (mind you, we live in Pennsylvania, which is where her drivers license is clearly from), she had to pay the New York Driver Responsibility Assessment, Sections 1199 and 503 (4) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. This little gem added another $300 to the fine we already paid.
Given current financial situations, I did not have an additional $300 to simply give to a state where I do not reside and my wife received notice that her New York State drivers license is suspended indefinitely. The notice also said she was to turn in her NY license (which she does not have) if she did not pay this fine.
My question is this: does my wife run the risk of having her Pennsylvania drivers license and/or car insurance negatively impacted if she does not pay this additional (and quite ridiculous, in my opinion) fine? Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.