Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Just dunno what to do!

My boyfriend was pulled over tonight for driving too closely to another car. When they ran his information, it showed that he had a suspended lic. (Probably for a ticket he got back in July and hasn't paid) They also wrote him a ticket for driving with an expired temp tag. and since he didn't have his insurance card on him (he does have ins) they wrote him for not having proof of insurance.

We know that he should have paid the ticket, and that we should have gotten the permanent tag by now... we just haven't had the money. He lost his job in August, and although he got a job in October, we've obviously been playing catch up. Now we don't know what to do...the cop wouldn't tell him how much it was all gonna cost, just told him he'd have to appear in court on 12/27. He's never been charged with a crime, or even arrested... so we don't know what to do. This is new ground for us. Can you give us some advice or tell us what could happen??What we should be prepared for????

Thanks!

Donna


Asked on 12/07/06, 11:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Cupp Law Office of Scott H. Cupp, LLC

Re: Just dunno what to do!

He'll have to pay fines and costs. He needs to go to court and ask the Judge to withhold the points from his driving record. He will have to go to driving school but it is well worth it in the long run. The points lead to another license suspension if you get too many. He should ask for as much time to pay as he can get. Start saving your money!

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Answered on 12/08/06, 6:01 am


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