Traffic Ticket issued in wife's name but she did not get ticket. (FL)
My wife just found out about a ticket issued in her name but she was at work at the time, we have proof. It is does have the license plate of one of our vehicles but it not a car my wife drives. Also the ticket is not signed by either the officer or the offending party.
Because we found out the same day it was due, after close of business, we had to pay it online to avoid suspension. No court date or location is given on the ticket and since it was 30 days past issue date we could not request a court hearing online.
How do we go about fighting this and getting court, or can we even do so since we paid it. We can prove she was at work at that time as there system tracks your work and has time systems.
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Posted Mar 3, 2017, 12:36 AM UTC
What was the ticket for? How did you find out about it?
The ticket was for speeding and and no seat belt, something we always wear in our family. FYI it was not a civil infraction issued to the car. In Florida when you get a ticket your get mail from ticket clinics offering to fight them. We thought it was strange she was getting them as she had no ticket. Eventually found it in system on our own.
The other funny thing is the speed they listed in the block they listed in near impossible. Huge speed bump and if you hit that thing at that speed you are crashing. It is a super short block and most of that stretch is all speed bump and a road in our neighborhood
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Generally, if you've paid a ticket you've agreed to the infractions cited in the ticket. Although I understand that you were trying to avoid a suspension by paying it, you've already accepted the charges as written.
You can try contacting the traffic court clerk tomorrow and ask if there is still an opportunity for you to contest the ticket under your circumstances, but don't expect much.