Posted on 03/25/2005 3:09:34 PM PST by hsmomx3
My husband recently received a speeding violation in a small town (a township, I believe) in Ohio.
This is his first ticket in years.
Do they report this to our insurance company? When you get a ticket in Arizona (where we live), we are given the option of going to a one day drivers school and it will not be reported to the ins. company.
Your comments are most welcome.
I'm fairly certain that all Motor Vehicle Departments of all 50 states are interlinked - and if you get a ticket in another state, it will register on your insurance record.
Your license or registration will not be renewed until it is taken care of. I think they've got you.
Ask the local police department if you can do traffic school and if that prevents the ticket from hitting the record, because these days even one ticket gets you a reaming by insurance companies.
I've never heard of a state that doesn't allow traffic school yet, but check since you'd have to sign up for it anyway.
Someone who lives in Ohio has to answer that one. Was it a local cop, county, or state?
If you know a lawyer, or not, you might be able to plead it down with the judge to a non-moving violation. You'll likely get fined 2x ~ 3x more, but at least it won't get reported to your insurance or go on your driving record.
It was a highway patrol.
I asked the police dept. in OH and they said that they really did not know how this was handled.
I called AZ MVD and they said that chances are if this happened in a large town, they would report it to AZ MVD. However, they also said that if it happened in a small place, chances are slim that this would be reported to our ins. co.
My father in law seemed to think that since my husband did not sign the document stating that he was/is guilty, than it would not be reported.
I just paid it to get rid of the thing.
Only one ticket in years is not going to ding you for insurnace, unless it was a 'serious' speed offense - like 20+ over the limit. Pay the ticket, and move on...
If it was State Police then it was entered into the system. Best not ignore it.
Not signing the ticket means nothing, really, other than you were angry and acted, pardon me, kinda childish. Signing the ticket is not an admission of guilt, merely a promise to contact the court reference the matter (by the date specified on the ticket).
Paying the thing was fine. I would make no effort to notify the insurance company. Many times those sorts of things are lost in the shuffle.
Some jurisdictions will have you pay a larger fine for an amendment, and some will let you attend driving school. It may be possible for you to get an amendment without being represented by an attorney. Call the court (number should be on the back of your ticket) and ask the clerk.
You might check with your insurance company. If you have a cool agent, he might tell you how this stuff works. It worked for me - I live in Maryland now, and it's a socialist state also, but my State Farm agent here actually advised me how to go to traffic court and get no points on my record.
Good luck.
Yet, if he were an ILLEGAL ALIEN, he'd be able to get a drivers license in many states...
Yep, OH. I called our local traffic school and they said that I must call the state of OH again so that they can give him permission to attend traffic school.
Not sure what kind of luck he'll have with that.
The ticket fee is due on Tuesday and we paid it yesterday.
If any of you have suggestions that I haven't though of, let me know.
Thanks.
Now this is even more confusing.
I called our local Driver's School and they said that we needed permission from the state of OH to attend.
I called OH today and they told me that Arizona is not on the Non-Resident Violator Compact. As for the driving school, they were clueless about getting permission.
I called AZ DMV and they were baffled that OH does not report violations to AZ. Also, they told me that since we paid the ticket (the court date is/was set for today), that is the equivalent of admitting guilt. But if you don't show up in court, more $$$ are added to the ticket.
This sounds like a lose-lose situation. We didn't arrive home until the end of last week as we drove home.
I hate to call my our ins. company about this but instead, I may call others and of course, an atty.
Paying the ticket generally is construed as a guilty plea, although I don't know why you would still have to appear in court after paying. It may yet be possible to get the guilty plea set aside and/or the court date continued. I'd suggest that you contact a traffic attorney in OH.
I paid the ticket so I wish my hsuband could get off based on that but I did call some ins. companies here in AZ and they said not to worry about it because when a company is looking for anything, it is for anything the person might have received in the state in which they reside.
Time will tell but it is too bad there is not anything clear on this matter.
What would happen if you ripped the ticket up and didn't pay the fine?
Since Arizona is not part of the Drivers compact, then how would it get reported to local authorities?
I already paid it. I read where they would add more $$$ to the ticket if you don't pay.
OH said that AZ was not part of the compact. AZ told me they were. Who to believe?????
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