Didn't pay a ticket in NJ and now live in California (what can they do)?

The free law clinic here has closed.

My guess is they can, but won't. And California will use that fact to their advantage.

Tony,

NJ can try to extradite you but that involves flying you to NJ. That's not going to happen. Cal and NJ share info on your tickets, traffic convictions, bench warrants et c. I'd think Cal would just refuse to renew your license till you deal with the ticket in NJ. Are you sure that the Cal warrant is related to the NJ matter?

Good luck, Dave M.

Who knows? But see

Bought my house in Vista from the Palermos, any relation? Are you a drummer?

jg

If I were a scofflaw in this situation, I wonder if the fact that California obtained the warrant is a signal that NJ has started the extradition process.

That was very informative. Especially the part about California not extraditing. As far as I know, my license is fine as is my registration.

My parents had 10 kids and they each came from big families. Everyone is a relation! :)

Heh. I got a seat belt ticket in Texas. Told the cop I was on my way to Florida and would not be back for court. Even wrote the county prosecutor and said the two cops were running a ticket scam that day. Never heard a word.

Let's say a year from now you get arrested for a misdemeanor and require bail. Well the prosecutor can point out to the judge you skipped out on NJ so you would skip out on them to so you could sit in jail waiting for your trial. Besides when you retire if you have any outstanding bench warrants you can't receive social security or any other federal benefits in the mean time. Take care of your warrant.

For what...?

Scan it, block out your personal info, and post it.

Nothing, probably. Your license is issued by CA.

Fuck, no. If they could, they wouldn't. It's a goddamn ticket, not even a moving violation. -----

- gpsman

Here is what can happen with out-of-state tickets in CA.

1) CA DMV may assess points against your license

2) The state where you got your ticket can request that CA DMV suspend your license until the ticket is paid

3) CA DMV can refuse to renew your driver's license until the ticket is paid

4) Should you be stopped by an officer in CA, you may wind up being held because of the warrant until the distant state says they won't come and get you. The warrant will also affect anything where you have to go before a judge for bail including things like DUI.

Years ago you could ignore the out-of-state tickets but technology has caught up. All these computers talk to each other and there are national traffic ticket databases.

In these times of government financial shortfalls, I don't know how much effort California will put to helping New Jersey collect from you. It depends a lot on how helpful, NJ is in the reverse situation.

Plea not guity in mail to indicate your willingness to fly over to fight the ticket.

As richard says (some?) cops love to prey on out of state motorists not likely to be able to defend themselves in a remote court

Not any level of a crime. A simple traffic violation

Irrelevant now.

Look again to confirm that it purports actually to be a bench warrant, a predicate to arrest, and not merely a notice and demand to the effect that you not paying the underlying fine plus whatever if any added penalty and interest that resulted from your intentional default will result in a denial of a renewal of your operator's license and, perhaps, your vehicle's reregistration.

Deny you a vehicle operator license renewal and, maybe, renewal of your vehicle's registration.

No and even if they can in theory neither will extradite - but as suggested, they will constrain you to pay unless you choose stupidly to driver without a license or without a valid vehicle registration.

Yep. I got stopped 3 times in dickson tn simply because I had an out of state license plate. it wasn't about the offence, but rather an excuse to search the vehicle for drugs and specifically cash.

On my 3rd stop, the day after my 2nd, I was so damned pissed off I didn't give the cop a chance to ask for my driver's license. I rattled his cage royally and he wanted nothing more to do with me so he exucsed himself and went back to his cruiser. I went on my way My crime? tailgating on the two stops. I was not charged in either. Nor did I let the bastards search my RV.

Can that possibly be true?

Its called the "fleeing felon" rule. AS the title suggests, it is basically for felonies. You can do your own Google search on it.

No, it's not true. The SSA will suspend your benefits if there's an outstanding warrant for you on the charge of flight to avoid prosecution for a felony.

The OP's warrant is probably for failure to appear on a traffic citation.

"Didn't pay a ticket in NJ and now live in California (what can they do)?"

Your QUERY is *ALMOST* Completely Bereft of IMPORTANT, Pertinent Details, So I'm Making CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS WRT Your "Case"...

[ASSUMPTION] "Two years Ago", YOU *Resided* In NJ; Were Driving On a NJ-Issued DL AND Got a Ticket For One or Another NJ Traffic Offense... [ASSUMPTION] EVEN THO' You Say "due **back home** in California...", You Are Referring To Your *PRESENT HOME DOMICILE* Status... That *AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE*, You RESIDED In NJ AND Possessed a NJ DL... [ASSUMPTION] The "Bench Warrant" Did NOT "ISSUE" From a CA Court; That NJ "FORWARDED" **Its** Bench Warrant TO CA, Expecting CA To "EXECUTE" [In Whatever Manner NJ **Would Like To Think** Would SERVE **NJ's** Goal] Its Interstate Bench Warrant... [ASSUMPTION] California and New Jersey are BOTH Signatories To "The Interstate Driver License Compact", and As Such, are BOUND To Respect **The Provisions** Of Said Compact...

It's Been MANY YEARS, But LAST TIME I Looked, There Were NO "PROVISIONS" For EITHER "Interstate Extradition" OR "Local Prosecution Of" Out-Of-State Traffic Offenders...

IF That is STILL The Case, NJ's ONLY Option Per The IDLC, Would Be To CAUSE CA To SUSPEND Your **California** DL... UNTIL You PLED GUILTY/ PAYED The NJ *COMPLAINT*... IF You Were "Tagged" On a CA DL, RATHER THAN a NOW-DEFUNCT NJ DL...

My $100... no... $200 Sez They CAN'T... Per "LACK Of Lawful Authority Under ANY Interstate Scheme"...

Naughtius "Devil In The Details" Maximus

How the hell do you get pulled over for a oil light on your dash being on??? I didn't even know you could be pulled over for such a thing. Next they'll pull you over because your mirrors aren't adjusted properly, or your car is dirty. GEEZ

Dude, read the post. The poster pulled his car over on the shoulder because his oil light was on. The trooper pulled up to see why he was stopped on the shoulder.

-- Patrick