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While visiting a college campus in another state, I received a parking
ticket. I do not believe I should have received the ticket. It has to do
with parking in a particular lot of campus where I should not have. Not only
was this not clearly posted, everything that was posted was noted with codes
which I was unfamiliar with. (I parked in a "Code A" lot which apparently
was a no no. Evidently particular lots are noted in student materials and
such.)
The ticket says that to contest the ticket I'd have to show up in person at
a particular place and time. It says written requests will be discarded.
Since I've now returned home, it's not feasible to return for something like
this. I want to do the moral and legal thing here, and I'm just not sure
what to do.
The ticket is for $25 and if not paid promptly turns into a $75 penalty.
The ticket notes my license number only. It was issued by University
Parking Enforcement. The university is in Alabama, and I am in Florida.
I am inclined to ignore the ticket hoping that FL will not share with this
university the owner of the vehicle based on the license number. Does
anyone know what the state policy is?
If I contact the university to ask about the ticket, I give away my identity
and they may have the ability to pursue me. If the ticket was legitimate, I
would pay it. If there was a way for me to contest it in writing, I would
do that, but they refuse me that option. Given the injustice of the system,
I am inclined to remove myself from it by not participating in the process.
Tony
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Tony wrote:
While visiting a college campus in another state, I received a parking
ticket. I do not believe I should have received the ticket. It has
to do
with parking in a particular lot of campus where I should not have.
Not only
was this not clearly posted, everything that was posted was noted with
codes
which I was unfamiliar with. (I parked in a "Code A" lot which
apparently
was a no no. Evidently particular lots are noted in student materials
and
such.)
The ticket says that to contest the ticket I'd have to show up in
person at
a particular place and time. It says written requests will be
discarded.
Since I've now returned home, it's not feasible to return for
something like
this. I want to do the moral and legal thing here, and I'm just not
sure
what to do.
The ticket is for $25 and if not paid promptly turns into a $75
penalty.
The ticket notes my license number only. It was issued by University
Parking Enforcement. The university is in Alabama, and I am in
Florida.
I am inclined to ignore the ticket hoping that FL will not share with
this
university the owner of the vehicle based on the license number. Does
anyone know what the state policy is?
If I contact the university to ask about the ticket, I give away my
identity
and they may have the ability to pursue me. If the ticket was
legitimate, I
would pay it. If there was a way for me to contest it in writing, I
would
do that, but they refuse me that option. Given the injustice of the
system,
I am inclined to remove myself from it by not participating in the
process.
Tony
That may depend if the college was operated by the state or is a totally
private one as to ignoring it.
I would. So they have my license plate number. Maybe the person who wrote
the ticket just happened to pick a number out of the air and got lucky.
Turning in a few more tickets just to show the boss the job is being done.
It's been done before.
Why do they demand you appear in person for a parking ticket? That kind of
crap could only apply to the students and faculty anyway.
A phone call to the campus police office would help. Just explain to them
that you had no idea that the lot was restricted. No signs posted indicating
"Parking by permit only". Signs showing code regulation numbers isn't good
enough. Explain you live out of state and have no intention returning there
just to pay a minor misdemeanor ticket. They won't prosecute.
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Tony wrote:
While visiting a college campus in another state, I received a parking
ticket. I do not believe I should have received the ticket. It has to do
with parking in a particular lot of campus where I should not have. Not
only was this not clearly posted, everything that was posted was noted with
codes which I was unfamiliar with. (I parked in a "Code A" lot which
apparently was a no no. Evidently particular lots are noted in student
materials and such.)
The ticket says that to contest the ticket I'd have to show up in person at
a particular place and time. It says written requests will be discarded.
Since I've now returned home, it's not feasible to return for something
like this. I want to do the moral and legal thing here, and I'm just not
sure what to do.
The ticket is for $25 and if not paid promptly turns into a $75 penalty.
The ticket notes my license number only. It was issued by University
Parking Enforcement. The university is in Alabama, and I am in Florida.
I am inclined to ignore the ticket hoping that FL will not share with this
university the owner of the vehicle based on the license number. Does
anyone know what the state policy is?
If I contact the university to ask about the ticket, I give away my
identity and they may have the ability to pursue me. If the ticket was
legitimate, I would pay it. If there was a way for me to contest it in
writing, I would do that, but they refuse me that option. Given the
injustice of the system, I am inclined to remove myself from it by not
participating in the process.
I don't know if your situation would be similar, but I got a parking ticket
on a major university in 1990 that I blew off. I've received a few notices
over the years indicating that the fine has gone up, but I still haven't paid
it, and they haven't done squat. (And this is a state university, where the
campus police are an extension of the state police.)
I also got a parking ticket in Philadelphia in 1991 that I blew off (on a car
with California tags), and also a speeding ticket in a state that I will
leave unnamed (but not California) in 1992 that I never paid (again, with
California credentials). And I've been pulled over several times in that
same state since, and it hasn't come back to bite me. (Good thing they
didn't require cash on the barrelhead.)
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Theodore A. Kaldis
kaldis@worldnet.att.net
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Tony wrote:
I don't know if your situation would be similar, but I got a parking
ticket
on a major university in 1990 that I blew off. I've received a few
notices
over the years indicating that the fine has gone up, but I still haven't
paid
it, and they haven't done squat. (And this is a state university, where
the
campus police are an extension of the state police.)
I also got a parking ticket in Philadelphia in 1991 that I blew off (on a
car
with California tags), and also a speeding ticket in a state that I will
leave unnamed (but not California) in 1992 that I never paid (again, with
California credentials). And I've been pulled over several times in that
same state since, and it hasn't come back to bite me. (Good thing they
didn't require cash on the barrelhead.)
--
Theodore A. Kaldis
kaldis@worldnet.att.net
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I received a parking ticket while visiting in California from Arizona,
(actually my car was towed and I received a ticket), I had to pay my ticket
in order to get my car out of the impound which I did. Many years later I
receive a notice in the mail saying that I owe for that parking ticket.
Naturally by then I couldn't find the receipt to prove I had already paid
it. I couldn't have gotten my car out with out paying it but was unable to
reason with those people. I was forced to pay the ticket with the late
fees, etc because, get this, THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE MY TAX REFUND IF I
DIDN'T!!
I know that individuals can garnish others income, bank accounts, etc after
they get a judgement against them, but you have to be able to locate all the
information, (ss#, account #'s, employer, etc), and none of those places are
going to give you the information willingly. But when a branch of the
government does it, all that info is immediately available to them with a
few keystrokes. I just think it's all going too far, the 'new hire
database' and many others. What's next? Will bankruptcy no longer be an
option unless you are cleared through some database to prove that you have
no assets hidden anywhere in the world? And how can you fight erroneous
information? Everything is so linked together there is no privacy anymore
but that doesn't mean that mistakes aren't being made, (as in my case), and
people are being hurt by it.
just my 2 pence.
~AZ~
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"Theodore A. Kaldis" wrote:
Tony wrote:
I don't know if your situation would be similar, but I got a parking ticket
on a major university in 1990 that I blew off. I've received a few notices
over the years indicating that the fine has gone up, but I still haven't paid
it, and they haven't done squat. (And this is a state university, where the
campus police are an extension of the state police.)
I also got a parking ticket in Philadelphia in 1991 that I blew off (on a car
with California tags), and also a speeding ticket in a state that I will
leave unnamed (but not California) in 1992 that I never paid (again, with
California credentials). And I've been pulled over several times in that
same state since, and it hasn't come back to bite me. (Good thing they
didn't require cash on the barrelhead.)
Running to Nevada to hire prostitutes again, eh, Teddi? LOL!
You obviously have no respect for law or the rights of others....
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