What do I do if I got a speeding tickets in the states? speeding, got, What, states, tickets

Caffie

I was driving back to Vancouver this evening, was on the highway in Skagit driving 90mph at 70mph speed limit (I'm not too familiar with miles..) and I got pulled over. First the cop asked me "How often do you check your rear mirrors? I have been following you for 2 miles with my sirens on". In my mind I was like WTF I just saw you, and I was pretty sure you didn't have your sirens on.. I only saw the lights flashing. I got a ticket for speeding - $247.00, and "fail to yield to emergency vehicle" - $1062.00. So a total of $1309.00 which is outrageous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have 3 options: pay for the damn thing, mitigation hearing, or contested hearing. I don't want to pay for it! The amount is half of my life savings @_@ My dad was with me at that time, and he said that he heard from somewhere before that if you don't pay for it, you are just not allowed to enter the states again within the next five years. Is that true??

Yui

Then you have the 4th option - Not enter the States for the next 5 years.

Caffie

Ok, I'll do that then. So it's me who can't enter the states, right? How about the vehicle? And I can't even fly there?

Yui

Caffie, you better ask and make sure all possible options, I am not entirely sure about the 5 years rule.

Caffie

How do I find out?

開心人

wow... you're in for a rough ride... i was ticketed some years ago for speeding + dangerous driving..(only switching lanes too often).. ticket was 400USD... quite affordable compared to yours.. i just paid it.. as i do enjoy my trips to the states.

" I don't want to pay for it! The amount is half of my life savings" maybe you should start saving more....it's never too early to start saving.

chobit

As far as I know from previous research.., if you don't pay for it, theywill evetually issue a warrant which mean you won't be able to enter the US  (not sure if the warrant would get expire like you suggest?)

However, I would say your best option is to get a lawyer, he/she can most likely do something about it..!

Caffie

It's not a big deal to me if I'm banned from entering the US, lol. I don't really enjoy traveling there anyways.. I just went today for the drive cause my dad asked me to. But I was just wondering, would that affect my driving record/insurance?

快樂牛郎

It's so dumb to lose your right to enter the US for a thousand bucks.

chobit

I can see where she is coming from...!  Yet, I do agree with you that it isn't wise to give up your right to enter the US.  It's hard to predict what's when you would actually need to go to the US next.  Rather it's business trip, job opportunity, medical reason...!  Plus, we don't even know if the warrant is only good for 5 years... at this point...!  And 5 years is quite a long time!!

Then again, getting a lawyer isn't that expensive...!  probably some-where between $250-400 for the 2 tickets

It's so dumb to lose your right to enter the US for a thousand bucks.
快樂牛郎 發表於 2009-7-4 00:57