My brother is so getting nailed for that.

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Unfortunately, and man did I learn this the hard way, not paying it will mean a suspended license in every state, a warrant for your arrest that is required to be enforced by every state, and the next time you get your licensed renewed, you'll have to pay it anyway.

The interstate driver's act got it's 49th and 50th state signatory - california and alaska - in 1996.

Contest it, but don't ignore it.

Unless you want to spend a night in jail, which, on the whole, is kind of badass.

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weird, my last speeding ticket suspended my license in NC, and I got my WA license with no problem.

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it might take a year or two, but it will catch up with you. It's pretty efficiently automated these days.

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it's been 6

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I learned that WA is very slow about those things. When I moved there every state was issuing the electronic pictures on the licenses, but when I got mine it was still lamenated! And they had me take the test all over again!

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uh oh.

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Lucky for you, the law only applies to VA license holders, so your ticket will probably only run $200ish or so. I haven't run into any VA friends who have had to pay it yet, though.

From the article...
The civil penalties apply only to Virginia residents, not out-of-state drivers. Virginians must pay in three installments over 26 months or lose their licenses. The state Legislature didn't think it could enforce the extra penalties in other states.

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The civil penalties apply only to Virginia residents, not out-of-state drivers. Virginians must pay in three installments over 26 months or lose their licenses. The state Legislature didn't think it could enforce the extra penalties in other states.

Those fines are disgusting, but they only give the royal shaft to their own residents. Not that I had any motivation to live in Virginia before, but this sure as hell would give me second thoughts about moving there.

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Ooohh shit dude.

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If you do appear in traffic court in VA to contest the fine, you can get the state delegate who introduced the bill that created it - David Albo - to represent you.

Being a lawyer and a member of your state government is the only legal way to print money that I know of.

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It's kind of awesome I think. All crimes should have ridiculous fees that you can just pay to get rid of!

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I don't know how I stumbled across your post, but the fine makes me sick. In every state there are traffic lawyers that will generally guarantee you that they will get your ticket thrown out or your money back. I've found that in a metro area it costs about $250 for the lawyer to go to court and 99% of the time you don't even have to show up. I haven't had a ticket on my record for over 5 years and I get cited probably 2-3 times a year. It's always easier if it was a ticket issued on an interstate as opposed to a city road, but I've never had one not get dropped (even a 97 in a 65). Hope this helps.

Oh, the other tricky thing to do, if you get tickets regularly, is to sign up for PrePaid Legal, which is like $360/yr in WA, and they'll take care of tickets too...or so I've heard.

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We live in NYC, so little chance of tickets regularly.. although I have faith that Harry would get them if he drove more regularly.

xoxo

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Well, way to endanger other peoples' lives.

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