I hit the court room today and the verdict is in...... $317 fine and a 30 Day sispended lecense. Not that bad.. At least i still have my bike. Anyone know how it works if i have an out of state license and they suspend it?

 

One of the crappiest things to come out of the information age is that all the states are connected. So if you drive in another state and you happen to get pulled over then the cops puter will more likely than not show that you gots a suspended license. After the 30 days goes by you may want to check with state you're licensed in to make sure the suspension is gone.

I'm amazed that you got off so easy. Did ya hire a mouthpiece or defend yourself?

 

I defended myself. I knew that I was gonna have to pay a few hundred dollars anyways so i decided to deal with it.

 

What was the judge like? Did he jump all over you or what?

 

jebus!

 

Na, The judge was cool. When they called my name she looked at the ticket and smiled. Then she asked me if i wanted to plead guilty or not guilty.... i said no contest.... so she just let me know that it was a mandatory 30 day suspension of my license and dropped the fine from $500 to $317. The dumb bailiff was like," 140 mph is very fast" and the whole court room was like DAMN!!!!! I was expecting the judge to give me the whole talk about how i could have killed someone and myself but they didn't.

 

In my state (MI), if you are licensed out of state, say WI, and MI suspends your driving priveledges in MI, then you can't drive in MI. They suspend the priveledge, not the license because it was not issued in MI. I don't believe it affects the state you are licensed in, since they have their own guidelines, laws, etc. But I would check on the state where you are licensed through to see if they would also suspend you. One thing is for sure, don't drive on the license in the state that suspended you. In MI, it is an arrestable offense, though some areas only issue tickets for it.

 

I'll tell you what happens in California. If you are driving in Ca and have a suspended license in another state you are considered driving with out a license 12500(a) CVC.

 

New law just passed for 06 here in Oregon, that is if your caught doing 100mph or over it's jailtime

 

Sounds like you came off pretty easy. Did you drive home? What the plan going forward??