Helllllppp!!

Simply put, doing the whole state transfer thing is not only a bad idea, but in many (maybe all?) states illegal. Here in Minnesota:

Getting Your License


If you are a resident in a state, you need to have your license be from that state. Special exemption is typically given to college students, who can live at school for 9 months a year but still have their license from their home state.

Many, if not most, insurance policies require you to tell them where your car generally is. In other words, they want to know what part of town you live in/work in so they can assess the risk based on location. Telling them you're a resident in one state but your car spends all it's time in another would send up some red flags. And not telling them where your car spends most of its time would be fraud. Further, most, if not all, insurance companies have you fill out a pretty detailed history - if you intentionally omit this when talking to them, that would be fraud as well.

Unfortunately, the best you can legally do in this situation is shop around. Be upfront about the points and the situation and see what you can find. The biggest thing to take away from this is that every action has consequences, big or small. You may think getting a fine like that is lame, but at the same time it can really suck down the road if you don't take care of it.

 

This is a good example of taking your lumps and moving on. You made a bad decision, so now you are going to pay for a few years. Shop around and try to minimize the hit, but remember that it was your own doing that caused the problem.

Tom

 

wow you can have a ticket for simply an open bottle of wine ???

 

I don't think a non-moving violation will get your license suspended. There must be more of the story, DUI?. If you do not pay the fine, only a warrant will be issued.

 

Most states have a law that it's illegal to have an open container of alcohol in public. A draconian law, I admit, but living in a college town, one I can see the need for.

 

You can receive a fine (or worse) for having an open container in public in many (most?) jurisdictions. While i'm not positive on this and would love to have someone who knows for sure answer, it doesn't seem to me that having an open container in public should have any affect on your license.

All that being said, all but 11 states have an outright BAN on open containers in vehicles (passenger compartments). While the obvious "open container" is an open beer can in the cup holder, an open container is defined more loosely. A half empty wine bottle, even if it's "closed" with the cork in it is an open container. A 6-pack with 1 bottle or can missing (drank earlier and disposed or whatever) is an open container. A half empty bottle of vodka, even with the cap on, is an open container. This is why, if you're unsure, all alcohol should go in the trunk.

Of course, i'm not sure how that applies to the Prius since the trunk is connected to the passenger compartment.

 

...but it's not illegal to carry a weapon in public.
Weird sense of priorities IMHO....

 

It is legal only the weapon is in open view and unloaded.

A concealed weapon requires a permit.

 

Have you not watched U.S. movies? It's okay to mow people down with machine guns, but god forbid that you show people having sex. Gore and violence will only get a PG13 rating, but sex will make a movie X rated.

I don't know about you, but I think sex is a fairly normal part of life. Machine guns aren't.

Tom

 

You know, there's one piece of advice that keeps coming up in this thread that I really think you should pursue.....GO SEE A LAWYER!

Yes, that may cost you some money, but most of the time initial consultations are "on the house". The simple fact of the matter is that you need competent legal advice, especially if you want to ditch those points. It may not be possible to do, but if it is, it's only going to be possible through the court system. I don't think that most of the home remedies that have been talked about will work; if you're serious about getting this solved (assuming that there is a solution beyond simple time) just go talk to a professional.

Best of luck!

 

From the NJ MVC website:

Possible reasons your license can be suspended

• If you receive 12 or more points on your current driver record
• Failure to appear in court or to pay fines
• Failure to pay surcharges
• Driving with a suspended license
• Failure to provide proof of insurance
• Physical or mental disqualification
• Drug or alcohol use while driving
• Reckless driving
• Vehicle abandonment on a public highway
• Fault in a fatal accident

Points are awarded for moving violations. Driving or riding with an open container is a $200 fine.

There is much more to this story. Contact a lawyer.

 

Is there? He had his license suspended because he didn't appear in court (per your list).

He got points for driving with a suspended license. Given that driving with a suspended license can get you up to 5 years in jail in NJ, he got off pretty lucky.

 

They might have also... suspended his license.

 

As far as unconcealed weapons... that varies from state to state. People in Tucson regularly carried unconcealed weapons. I saw I guy in the produce section of Alberstons knocking on cantalope. He was wearing black jump boots, desert camo bottoms and a black t-stirt. It was like something out of a movie.

Here in CO you do have to have the weapon in plain site and unloaded while driving, I'm not sure if that was the case in AZ.

 

Try Travelers insurance, it got me lower rates over Progressive quote.