- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
Jurisdiction says VA, because this concerns the VA DMV. Also included would be WV, as that was the state that reported me.
Last year, traveling through a small mountain road in West Virginia, I was pulled over and told that I was doing 50 in a 35 (the officer could not describe to me where this change supposedly took place and I had been on this road for 20-something miles and hadn't even traveled through a town, every sign up until that point had been 50MPH). I was given what I assume is their version of a ticket (I will have to find it, I believe it was local police) that had my information, and my supposed violation and very little other information.
On any other traffic ticket, I have had a court date written on the ticket (ticket doubles as a summons I presume). This ticket had only the above information, and a phone number. The cop didn't say anything about a court date, cost of the ticket, or anything else. Several months later , I moved from VA to another state in the Midwest. I have never received any summons either in forwarded mail or at my old address (I was in contact with the people living there). Recently, I have received a letter from the VA DMV stating I have been reported by WV as being in non-compliance for Citation:[number] and that my privilege to drive in VA will be suspended in roughly 2 weeks from today. I assume this is the citation/ticket from WV a year or so ago.
Having never received a summons for a court date, and thereby not being able to present a case against the ticket, can I legally have been convicted in absence?
I plan on calling both DMVs to discuss this, but I was looking for some direction on my options.
This is also of some concern because I have business in VA during the time this suspension goes into effect.
I appreciate any assistance/responses. I am trying to find if I still have the ticket.
Last year, traveling through a small mountain road in West Virginia, I was pulled over and told that I was doing 50 in a 35 (the officer could not describe to me where this change supposedly took place and I had been on this road for 20-something miles and hadn't even traveled through a town, every sign up until that point had been 50MPH). I was given what I assume is their version of a ticket (I will have to find it, I believe it was local police) that had my information, and my supposed violation and very little other information.
On any other traffic ticket, I have had a court date written on the ticket (ticket doubles as a summons I presume). This ticket had only the above information, and a phone number. The cop didn't say anything about a court date, cost of the ticket, or anything else. Several months later , I moved from VA to another state in the Midwest. I have never received any summons either in forwarded mail or at my old address (I was in contact with the people living there). Recently, I have received a letter from the VA DMV stating I have been reported by WV as being in non-compliance for Citation:[number] and that my privilege to drive in VA will be suspended in roughly 2 weeks from today. I assume this is the citation/ticket from WV a year or so ago.
Having never received a summons for a court date, and thereby not being able to present a case against the ticket, can I legally have been convicted in absence?
I plan on calling both DMVs to discuss this, but I was looking for some direction on my options.
This is also of some concern because I have business in VA during the time this suspension goes into effect.
I appreciate any assistance/responses. I am trying to find if I still have the ticket.