Freak4Dell
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?
Texas
I recently got pulled over and slapped with 2 citations, one for speeding (61 in a 40) and one for not signaling a lane change.
Anyway, the officer was pretty nice and just did the standard stuff, and I was on my way. I live away from my actual home, and I figured, it's okay, nobody will find out about this. I'm not a minor, so no reason to send anything to my parents or anything like that, even though it's not a big deal. I'd just rather keep it hush if possible.
So anyway, I got a letter a couple of days later from a law firm in Dallas that specializes in traffic violations. Of course it seems like one of those cheap shady law firms that probably end up pulling a fast one on you. Anyway, I'm not even considering fighting the ticket, so that's besides the point. My question is this, though: Is it even legal for them to go through a city's records of who got tickets, and then go and send them advertisements in the mail? I mean...this just seems like it would be some sort of privacy issue. If I actually can do anything about it, that'd be nice, though the most I'd be looking for is them paying for my court fees and a defensive class or something like that. I know it's probably a lost cause, and the best I can do is just try and catch somebody as high up on the ladder as I can and give them an earful about sending unwanted things to my mailbox, but if there's something I can do, that'd be great.
Oh, and if there's anything I can do about the ticket, that'd be great too, but I'm sure 21 miles over the speed limit is pretty hard to get out of, and I can't even think of a way to argue the signaling one...other than the officer's word against mine.
Texas
I recently got pulled over and slapped with 2 citations, one for speeding (61 in a 40) and one for not signaling a lane change.
Anyway, the officer was pretty nice and just did the standard stuff, and I was on my way. I live away from my actual home, and I figured, it's okay, nobody will find out about this. I'm not a minor, so no reason to send anything to my parents or anything like that, even though it's not a big deal. I'd just rather keep it hush if possible.
So anyway, I got a letter a couple of days later from a law firm in Dallas that specializes in traffic violations. Of course it seems like one of those cheap shady law firms that probably end up pulling a fast one on you. Anyway, I'm not even considering fighting the ticket, so that's besides the point. My question is this, though: Is it even legal for them to go through a city's records of who got tickets, and then go and send them advertisements in the mail? I mean...this just seems like it would be some sort of privacy issue. If I actually can do anything about it, that'd be nice, though the most I'd be looking for is them paying for my court fees and a defensive class or something like that. I know it's probably a lost cause, and the best I can do is just try and catch somebody as high up on the ladder as I can and give them an earful about sending unwanted things to my mailbox, but if there's something I can do, that'd be great.
Oh, and if there's anything I can do about the ticket, that'd be great too, but I'm sure 21 miles over the speed limit is pretty hard to get out of, and I can't even think of a way to argue the signaling one...other than the officer's word against mine.
