Samuel_Mora
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- Puerto Rico
Hello, everyone. My curiosity is in regards to a scenario that I, sadly, ended up debating over with a couple of colleagues. As you can all probably guess from my current inquiry, we all seemed to have opposing views and opinions on the subject. Thus, I'm attempting to help reach an informed consensus among us. Thanks in advance for any and all information provided.
As the title likely implies, the traffic infractions took place around ten years ago, during two separate occasions, resulting in a total of three tickets. At the time, the recipient was below twenty-one years of age. As such, they were required to be accompanied by a legal guardian in order to be allowed to attempt contesting the tickets via legal channels. The recipient submitted the required documentation and was assigned a date to appear before a judge. However, the recipient claims to have been denied the opportunity to do so due to the legal guardians' refusal to participate and accompany them on the aforementioned assigned date, despite the recipient's willingness to be present.
In what could be construed as an act of juvenile misconduct or defiance, by some, or an attempt by the recipient of the tickets to stand their ground when being denied the opportunity to participate in the legal procedure they, themselves, had set into motion, by others, the individual opted to not pay for the tickets. The recipient then went on driving for the remainder of the time permitted by their valid license. Furthermore, they were able to renew their drivers license for another six years, and utilize it in full, without incurring any incidents, for the entire time that it was valid.
A decade later, upon the recipient's latest license renewal, these three tickets have appeared. Are there any legal alternatives available for the recipient of said tickets to appeal, contest or dispute the decade old charges? - -Thank you for your time and apologies for the extensive details.
As the title likely implies, the traffic infractions took place around ten years ago, during two separate occasions, resulting in a total of three tickets. At the time, the recipient was below twenty-one years of age. As such, they were required to be accompanied by a legal guardian in order to be allowed to attempt contesting the tickets via legal channels. The recipient submitted the required documentation and was assigned a date to appear before a judge. However, the recipient claims to have been denied the opportunity to do so due to the legal guardians' refusal to participate and accompany them on the aforementioned assigned date, despite the recipient's willingness to be present.
In what could be construed as an act of juvenile misconduct or defiance, by some, or an attempt by the recipient of the tickets to stand their ground when being denied the opportunity to participate in the legal procedure they, themselves, had set into motion, by others, the individual opted to not pay for the tickets. The recipient then went on driving for the remainder of the time permitted by their valid license. Furthermore, they were able to renew their drivers license for another six years, and utilize it in full, without incurring any incidents, for the entire time that it was valid.
A decade later, upon the recipient's latest license renewal, these three tickets have appeared. Are there any legal alternatives available for the recipient of said tickets to appeal, contest or dispute the decade old charges? - -Thank you for your time and apologies for the extensive details.