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My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: Kentucky
I am a resident of Indiana state and i have a valid US VISA. I donot have a US driving license yet. I read somewhere and also heard friends saying that i am allowed to drive in US with a valid Indian license for 1 year. While i was driving in kentucky, a cop pulled me over for speeding. I was driving at 90 MPH in the zone of 70 MPH. I was overtaking a truck and so increased my speed and it reached 90 when the cop saw me. Anyways it was a mistake and i am not denying it.
I got a speeding ticket and in the citation, the cop has also mentioned that i did not have a operators license. I showed him my indian license and for some reason he has still mentioned that i did not have a license. I am now asked to appear in court.
Is there a way for me to avoid court appearance? I also called up the court to check if i can attend a state traffic school to avoid getting points/penalty but the court clerk said that its a mandatory court appearance since i didnot have a license.
So what options do i have and if i appear in the court what is likely to happen.
It appears to me that there is indeed a licensing exemption for non-US citizens visiting Kentucky under KRS 186.430(3) which states:

186.430 Exemption of nonresidents.

(3) A person over the age of sixteen (16) who is not a United States citizen and who is legally visiting this country for less than one (1) year may drive in Kentucky on a valid domestic license issued by the person's country of domicile and shall not be required to obtain a Kentucky driver's license.

You can see and print that entire statute here: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/186-00/430.PDF

I don't know how old you are but I presume you're over 16, you will have to validate your legal presence in the U.S., by way of a valid VISA, you will also have to show proof of residency in Indiana (proof of attendance in a school should be sufficient or if you are employed, a letter from your employer will suffice)at which time you should be able to see a dismissal of the driving while unlicensed violation.

None of the above relieves you from having to appear in court. That is still required so that you can present proof of the above. You can also inquire as to what options you have regarding the speeding violation and whether they offer traffic school or not in Kentucky!

I am not sure if you are staying