Sorry about the long title on this one. But here is a common question we get at www.TrafficCourtPros.com, and the answer:
Question from Ronald:
I moved to San Francisco in March. I had a court date in L.A. in August for a standard traffic ticket with infractions. I missed my court date on the citation and called the court clerk to check on my ticket. I was told it was in collections and i paid the fees immediately. I don’t know if my license has been suspended. If it has, and all my fees are paid, how long will it be suspended for and how do i get it cleared right away?
Answer from www.TrafficCourtBlog.com:
Well, if you did this right, you can get your drivers license back today. If you did it wrong, you have work to do.
To get a California Drivers License reinstated after a Vehicle Code section 40509.5 suspension, you must:
1) get the court to notify DMV that the cause of the 40509.5 hold has been resolved; 2) go to DMV in person to deal with their obstacles and pay their reinstatement fee.
Your drivers license will not get reinstated automatically after paying a fine. Don’t drive until you have a new, valid drivers license in your pocket.
TO find out if your drivers license is current valid or suspended because of the case, you need to contact the DMV. I recommend calling the DMV driver safety office where the higher paid DMV people work.
If you paid the court directly (as I always recommend), the court should have released the VC 40509.5 hold automatically by notifying DMV electronically immediately. But sometimes, some clerks will screw you and not release the hold unless you specifically ask them to do it when you are there. That is why paying the court clerk in person is the best way to solve these problems.
| If you paid a collection agency like GC Services (los angeles – trademark owned by GC Services, LTD we are told) or Alliance One (San Diego, etc) – in my opinion you’re screwed. But I could be wrong. Make your own decision on that one. You have to wait until they do something. Problems abound in this morass. Visit the court clerk to check on the status of the Veh Code 40509.5 hold. Ask the court clerk to release it if necessary. Keep all your paperwork. Dont lose anything. |
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