Fix-It Ticket Turned into License Suspension

**knowba** · 07-21-2012, 04:23 PM

My question involves a driver's license issued by the State of: California

Hi,
Sometime in October of 2011 I had received a Fix-it Ticket for 12815(A) VC Mutilated license.

the next day i went to the DMV and paid for a new drivers license. When I received I had immediately gone to the Chatsworth courthouse and I had a LA county sheriff sign the ticket off. I did go to the court and paid the fixit ticket and the charge for the clerk fee. (one was $17 and the other was $25 Total $42, I do have receipts and the carbonless copy of the ticket). After this was done I thought that I was done with that violation and it was over..

Fast Forward to yesterday when I receive a letter from the LA Superior court that I had failed to appear and that my drivers license has been put on hold by the DMV. Now I have bail amount of $919.00H and the letter stated that they can discount a whopping $300 if I pay immediately...

So as of now, I do not know what I need to do. The ticket was paid over half year ago....... and now I receive this nice letter in the mail. I always though that you had to correct the violation pay what ever fees and be done with it...

What should I do? Do you have to stand in front a judge for a measly fix-it ticket?

Thanks,

**PTPD22** · 07-21-2012, 05:18 PM

I'm betting that this is the result of a clerical error at the court. Even though you paid the fix-it ticket, it never got properly entered into the court records. Many years ago, I had the exact same thing happen. If that is the case, it will take some aggravating dealings with court personnel, but with your receipts you should be able to get it cleared up.

**knowba** · 07-24-2012, 08:02 PM

Just thought I would update this,

Today I went to the court and infact it was the clerks error for not closing out the ticket. They did provide me with some more paperwork and the case was dismissed. I am a happy camper today!

**PTPD22** · 07-25-2012, 07:21 AM

Very happy to hear it worked out relatively painlessly for you! Unfortunately, when this happened to me, I had not kept the receipt from court and had no documentation to prove I had actually paid it. That was a $300 school of hard knocks lesson for me.