cali4sun

Yeah we get ours in California about 2 months before expiration. Good advise from those in Texas ....Good luck Erik

'89 S4 GP White/Black
'76 912E Silver/Black

Erik N

Dr. Bob-
I am not sure what you are getting at...

My car is registered in California for at least 7 reasons:
1) It is my permanent address (my wife is only STATIONED in Texas).
2) It is cheaper in Cali to register the car.
3) It is smog-exempt in both states while used outside of the Cali (hence the statement of facts).
4) I can keep my vintage yellow-on-blue personalized plate.
5) I don't have to endure a TX safety inspection
6) I don't have to plaster all those gaaawd-awful ugly Texas state stickers all over my windshield (Cali requires one tiny sticker on the rear plate).
7) This is all perfectly legal to do.

Now all you Texas boys don't get too upset... but in THIS case at least one thing is clear...
Yep! California is better!

Jerry Feather

I once misplaced my new registration or forgot to renew and went for about 11 months before a cop saw I was out of date. He gave me a $50 ticket. I went to DMV and renewed and they simply started me over at that point for about $85, as I recall and I got a full year out of the new registration. The ticket was cheaper than the year I didn't have to pay for, and I don't think I got any points because it was not considered a moving violation.

Jerry Feather

Years ago when I was in the Air Force in Washington I too had maintained my Colorado residence and had my cars registered here. Colo had a longer grace period than Wash and a cop stopped me for the out of date plate. I actually had the new plates on the seat next to me in my 356C, but I didn't tell the cop. I told him that Colorado had a longer grace period and I still had a couple of weeks to put updated plates on. He was an A$$ Whole so I just told him "lets go tell it to the judge!" He backed off and let me go.

wg928

Wayne is here don't say ticket............I paid the entire PD salary in tickets ....I can't say the amount here or I will never live down the numbers. WHO's GOT THE BIGGE$$$$$T TICKET????????

928 at last

You were still in Texas. I can still be in Ontario and be "way the heck far away from my home".........Sympathy withheld.

Jerry Feather

For the OP, What I would suggest is that you go to court with whatever documentaion you can get about the california policy about the delay in the registration process. At the same time I would, contrary to other advise, strongly oppose the speeding ticket. Take some drawings, a witness, some kind of timing data that might make some sense and point out that the cop got the wrong car because he couldn';t even get the color of you car correct, or the make, or whatever else is not correct on the ticket (and there might be something) and some pictures of the scene where this was supposed to take place and point out that he has the wrong mile marker in the citation. In other words read some of the other reference material that others have directed you to and put up a case.

One thing that I have found over the years is that there is no benefit to giving up anything in court. My philosophy on that is that generosity is worth nothing in court. If you don't fight the speed the speed ticket is a done deal and then you have only what defense you can put up on the registration. In fact, if you oppose both of them the judge is very very likely to simply fold on the registration assuming that you can't really conjur up some defense on the speeding. On the other hand:

You have to realize that the judge in this kind of court is accustom to simply finding just about everyone guilty. However the judge is in need of some limited and occasional opportunity to find someone not guilty so that they can have some statistics that show how objective that really are. But, to be one of the not guilty people you have to show that you have really put some effort into your case, because those are the ones she or he is looking for to find not guilty.

You might win on both charges.

Jerry Feather

928 at last

#4. You say that like it's a good thing........is your car yellow or blue?

Jerry Feather

Then, there is always plea bargaining. If there is anyone to bargain with, try to have the speeding reduced and the registration dismissed. Might also try for a deferred judgment or prosecution and pay the same fine for the speeding, but no conviction or points on the record.

Even if the DA is not perhaps involved in the case, the court clerk may very well have some settlement guidelines for a plea of guilty. You need to call the court and ask. Or call an attorney in that jurisdiction and get some local advise. They don't bite--too hard.

Jerry

Jerry Feather

You were in Texas in the service of your country and the citizens of your home state, California. You deserve to enjoy the benefits of continuing as a resident of your home state. SYMPATHY REINSTATED!!!!!

Jerry Feather

jacal128

In Georgia you can contact the judge that will hold the case and talk to them directly, explain the situation and in most cases ( if you are in the right ) can and will dispose of the case to keep it out of the courtroom.

Erik N

Actually, the citation says my car is "Blk" when it is clearly green.

I would like to fight the ticket in it's entirety, problem is I live 500 miles away.

For reference, the speeding was for "79" in a "70" zone.

CJ8 2 928

BIG E Sounds like you need to pack up that one bedroom & make a road trip. We can meet you & have a mini 3rd Coast. Good Running with you & sorry you did not get a good night sleep on SAt.

Good Day Sir

Mike

Jerry Feather

My feeling is that a ticket for nine miles over is chicken ****. That is, unless the cop is already giving you a break from say 19 or 20 over or more?

I have beat two speeding tickets in the recent poast for the wrong color. However, they were both cases where I could put on some defensae with exhibits and witnesses that also raised reasonable doubt.

Do you have any idea how much doubt there has to be to be reasonable doubt?

Call an attorney over there and talk to him or her about the procedure and prosecutorial setting.

Jerry Feather

GlenL

$155?

I'd just pay it if there are no other repercussions. Or go through the court process and get it dismissed, down-graded or "continued for dismissal pending no same or similar." That's a key phrase in my part of the country.