Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Georgia

I was stopped for running a red light because I failed to come to a complete stop before turning right. The officer then ran my license and said it was suspended due to failure to pay child support. He informed me that my license had been suspended on 12/19/12. I am not arguing the red light ticket whatsoever. However, I went to the child support office on 12/17/12 and signed a license suspension deferral agreeing that I would pay $240.00 on 12/17 and another $240 on 1/18/13. I paid the $240 on 12/17 and was advised that my license would not be suspended. I was arrested on 1/19/13 for driving with a suspended license. The license was suspended on 12/19/12. That was two days after I signed and paid the deferral agreement. From a legal standpoint, what rights do I have? I went to the Child Support office and they refused to give me a letter for DDS, and are saying they are not at fault for not doing the paperwork. I paid to have my license reinstated, and had no problems there. However, is it possible to bring a suit against the child support office for the stress, arrest, and complete inconvenience? And I still have to go to court for driving on the suspended license. I am hoping the judge will drop the charge after looking over my paperwork. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


Asked on 1/22/13, 1:22 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

No, you cannot sue the state. But you and your lawyer likely will want to show the deferral agreement to the solicitor in pre-trial conference, and presumably, had you and he shown that in Conyers, you would not have paid a reinstatement fee either.

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Answered on 1/22/13, 1:30 pm


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