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  • Normally, when one gets a speeding ticket, the ticket will have a court date listed. You will have to show up at court if you want to contest the ticket or you can pay it before the court date. If you do not show up or pay it, they will issue a warrant for your arrest. While they would probably not "come after you" over non-payment of a speeding ticket or failure to appear in court, that warrant will be on your record. If you get pulled over again, it will show that state having a warrant out for your arrest. So if you NEVER get in trouble again, then you're probably safe - but what are the chances of that?
  • Just adding to the other answers. A warrant for an arrest is not always issued over a minor speeding ticket or other traffic violation (note that I said minor). In some cases, your state is notified and your license is suspended until you pay the fine. In some states, both an arrest warrant and license suspension can be the result. It's better to just pay it and be done with it even if you never plan on visiting the state that you got the ticket in again. In most states, driving on a suspended or revoked license is a major violation that can result in serving jail time or a hefty fine (or both). If you think the speeding ticket cost you a lot, you ought to see what the fines are for driving on a suspended/revoked license are! It will blow your auto insurance rates out of the water too. When I worked for an insurance company, we had a points system to assess driver risk and additional charges for traffic violations. A minor speeding ticket was 2 points. . .caught driving on a suspended/revoked was 12 points. Ouch. Hope this helps.
  • The speeding ticket state will notify your state and your drivers license can be suspended. this is what happens with truck drivers with cdl drivers license. if they do not come to court or do not pay their fine, their home state suspends their license for a period of days until the fines are paid. this is costly for a truck driver. Once a year, your auto insurance company, requests a copy of your driving record. if your insurance company discovers unpaid moving violations citations, you just might get a surprise the next time your auto insurance becomes due. i believe there is a clause that covers this in your policy. Best bet is either to pay the fine or appear in court. unpaid traffic citations, no matter which state they are from, can be very costly. You can think the newtwork of computers for this.
  • this happened to me. the state i got the ticket in, issued a suspension of my license to my home state. so NOW i am driving on a suspended license. the ticket is paid, but florida is taking there time on relaying the payment to Ga.
  • They will find you.
  • If you do not respond to the citation, the court will assume you are guilty and it will go into a warrant. The warrant will then be turned over to a collection agency and one of your hometown attorneys will file a claim in court to slap a lien on your car, your boat or your house, until the citation is paid. You cannot ignore a traffic ticket anymore.
  • Last seen june twenty third, 2005. I guess they found them.
  • Most, or at least many, states have interstate agreements. If you do not pay the ticket, your home state will pull your license. Then, to get your license back, you will have to pay the ticket and then pay a big fine to your homestate to get them back. It is all rigged. You can't win. This happened to my son. He got a ticket for a girl in his back seat "flashing" her tits during spring break in Panama City Florida. Alabama pulled his license so quick, he didn't know what hit him. Not saying it's fair, just the way it is.
  • You receive a citation and are advised something to the effect of "By signing here this is not a plea of guilt merely a promisary bond stating that you will get intouch with or appear before the honorable judge {whatever} on or before {date}. His/her information is on the bottom/back of your copy of the citation." If you do not make contact with the magistrate and make arrangements to contest or pay the fine then a capias pro fine for the FTA is issued. That capias pro fine is entered into the omni system and if you are ever detained by a peace officer anywhere in the US and they run your information through NCIC it shows that you have a capias pro fine. Their dispatcher calls the jurisdiction where the capias pro fine was issued to confirm it and then the officer arrests you.
  • The citation will be turned over to a collection agency and some attorney will attach any assets you have until the ticket is paid in full. This will adversly effect your credit rating.

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