How can one not know that one's license to drive has been suspended? Isn't that a bit like leaving the house without shoes, on and then being pulled over for being barefoot, only to be astonished at the lack of shoes?
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If one is a celeb, or married to a celeb, the rules don't apply therefore one need not know or care that one's license has been suspended!
So no it's not suprising at all this happened.
She had an unpaid ticket. Actually, she paid it, but the check hasn't cleared. Voila...handcuffs. Glad the cops are going after the heavy hitters.
Consider that in Illinois, your license can be suspended if your car hasn't passed it's Illinois EPA inspection (either it failed, or you didn't take it in). Now, the story says that she sent in a check but that it hadn't been processed yet. Say she has a situation like this, where her license was suspended not because of DUI or a traffic violation, but because of an administrative process. If her state of residence is as efficient as Illinois, she might have mailed the check in a month ago and figured that "hey, they'll get it processed in a month", only to find out that it's been sitting on someone's desk until the highly efficient employees of the Secretary of State get around to dealing with it. Presuming it hasn't fallen on the floor, or something such.
My license had been suspended for 6 months before I found out. Actually, my insurance company found out and told me (you BET they told me!).
That analogy leaves me speechless
It has happened to me and several people I know. (Driving with a suspended liscence with no knowledge thereof). Arresting her for this is a bit extreme IMHO.
Not that hard at all. My youngest son's friend received a ticket for a speeding. He hired and attorney to get the ticket worked down to a non-moving violation. The court date came and went. The attorney had failed to take care of the matter. The court sent a letter and a new court date to the kid. He took the letter to the attorney and ask about it. The attorney told the kid he had already taken care of the matter. The kid was driving around with a suspended license after the second court date passed. He also had a bench warrant issued for him. The lawyer finally got off of his butt and cleared the matter for the kid.
In NY, they make it clear that the DMV can suspend your license for administrative reasons (like not getting your mailed-in parking violation fine payment) without notifying you.
In New York it is very possible not to know your license is suspended. About ten years ago I paid a ticket but failed to notice that there was a five dollar surcharge. Since I had underpaid by five bucks my license was suspended. I received no notice of any kind and did not know I was under suspension until more than a year later when my renewal card failed to appear on schedule. So, for this, I could have been carted off to Central Booking?
Nope, happens all the time; they simply send you a 1st class letter; whether you get it or not makes no difference.