Cited for expired tags

[Souljacker]

I have a question - I was cited for expired tags within 60 days in PA. The cop told me that I had to show up in court or I would be arrested, so I was planning to go when the paper came. Then I got a rescheduling notice because the cop wasn't going to be available. Well the date then was set for the middle of my family vacation, so I just requested my own continuance and I'm waiting to see if the judge approves it or if I have to cancel my vacation.

My question is, doesn't this seem like a lot of drama for something so minor? I did get the issue corrected within 10 minutes of the ticket - I turned around and went straight to the notary. Is this offense something that I can just, I don't know, talk to the prosecutor about and fix it?

I called a local lawyer who wanted 1500 bucks to deal with it - the fine itself was 100. I've never even had a speeding ticket before. I'm really not sure what to do. Should I file a motion for discovery?

Any info would be appreciated.

 

[army judge]

I have a question - I was cited for expired tags within 60 days in PA. The cop told me that I had to show up in court or I would be arrested, so I was planning to go when the paper came. Then I got a rescheduling notice because the cop wasn't going to be available. Well the date then was set for the middle of my family vacation, so I just requested my own continuance and I'm waiting to see if the judge approves it or if I have to cancel my vacation.

My question is, doesn't this seem like a lot of drama for something so minor? I did get the issue corrected within 10 minutes of the ticket - I turned around and went straight to the notary. Is this offense something that I can just, I don't know, talk to the prosecutor about and fix it?

I called a local lawyer who wanted 1500 bucks to deal with it - the fine itself was 100. I've never even had a speeding ticket before. I'm really not sure what to do. Should I file a motion for discovery?

Any info would be appreciated.

I suspect you can always approach the persecutor and see if you can reach a compromise.

If I were you, I'd take my proof with me, but you did allow it to lapse by 60 days, so I don't see how you can avoid the fine.

If traffic school was available, I'd have taken that route.

It appears you've forced them to help you build a mountain out of a mole hill.

 

[fredrikklaw]

Too much drama, indeed!

SOULJACKER:

It is indeed too much drama for something so very minor, as well as it being much too much ado about nothing: Court date; Rescheduling; Possibility of Arrest; $1500 to hire an attorney; traffic school; motion for discovery?

STOP! Stop the madness and let sanity prevail in Pennsylvania, please!

The offense for Driving a vehicle with expired tags is known and is also remedied the country over as a Correctable Offense, or a Fix-it-Ticket, if you will and do not waste valuable time and energy thinking and worrying about this citation as Pennsylvania refers to it as just a "Summary Offense" the fine for which is such and thus dollars to be paid within this many days and by this method. And this is the worst case scenario in which Pennsylvania does not have a simplified process (like California) by which a motorist, after having remedied the violation and before the date for arraignment, presents the proof of the correction to any police officer on patrol or by visiting a station. Once satisfied, the officer signs the back of the citation attesting to the correction and the motorist will then mail the ticket in with a $25 processing fee and be done with it.

And that's all she wrote.

Here is the authority for it: Pennsylvania Vehicle Code (Title 75) Chapter 13, Subchapter A, Section §1301 (d) or http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/pdotforms/vehicle_code/chapter13.pdf

fredrikklaw