Stupid ticket question time: no front plate
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Stupid ticket question time: no front plate
Got my first ticket for not having my front plate on, ironically 10 minutes after getting my license renewed late. This is in Henrico County, and I'm wondering if this is just a "fix-it" ticket, or will I have to pay it in full. If it is a "fix-it" ticket, what will I have to bring in to prove its fixed? Photographic evidence, or will the officer have to go out and inspect it?
Sorry for the stupid question, but I searched and didn't find any specific info on the subject. And I know sometimes Henrico can be tricky with their tickets.
Sorry for the stupid question, but I searched and didn't find any specific info on the subject. And I know sometimes Henrico can be tricky with their tickets.
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You are either going to take time away from class/work to go to court, show that you "fixed it" with a pic and probably only pay court costs ($59 in Henrico now?) or you will have to just pre-pay it and say fuck the police and keep your tag off the front of the car. There is a slight chance they'll drop it entirely, but I havent seen that happen lately. The county is hard up for some coin as is everyone.
If the county is handing out no front plate tickets, they are getting desperate. Thats usually something only a State Trooper would care about enough to write. Sucks.
I've done both, several times. The man will always win in the end.
If the county is handing out no front plate tickets, they are getting desperate. Thats usually something only a State Trooper would care about enough to write. Sucks.
I've done both, several times. The man will always win in the end.
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just a couple weeks ago, i was pulled over and the cop goes "alright i'm giving you three tickets, one for your exhaust, one for your registration being expired (one month), and another for no possession of your registration. and i'll give you a break and not give you a ticket for your front plate not being mounted"
and before that, he took my license, noticed my arab name and said "do you have any bombs, weapons, or drugs on you?"
and before that, he took my license, noticed my arab name and said "do you have any bombs, weapons, or drugs on you?"
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Re: Stupid ticket question time: no front plate
You are either going to take time away from class/work to go to court, show that you "fixed it" with a pic and probably only pay court costs ($59 in Henrico now?) or you will have to just pre-pay it and say fuck the police and keep your tag off the front of the car. There is a slight chance they'll drop it entirely, but I havent seen that happen lately. The county is hard up for some coin as is everyone.
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Just pay it. Not worth the trouble of going to court to show you now have it mounted. Then either mount the plate and follow the law or don't and risk getting another ticket.
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If you have the time, I would go to court and show that it's mounted. No sense in paying a fine when it could be dropped. I just showed a picture of it attached, and Chesapeake officer dropped it.
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