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LawResearcherMissy
When the judge asks you a question, you answer it truthfully. Lying to the judge is a good way to go to jail quickly.
He can say he doesn't wish to testify, and the judge can tell him "Too bad, do it anyway." If the answer is "I don't know", the next question will be "Why wasn't the car reported stolen, then?"
Why not, instead of putting your Dad through this, you find yourself some testicular fortitude and own up to it yourself? Good heavens. My 17 year-old drives a car registered to his father. A few weeks ago, he came home from an errand and said "Pretty sure I got a speeding ticket over by school." Sure enough, a week later, a citation showed up in the mail and it was addressed to my husband.
Kiddo paid the ticket instead of being stupid. $125 is a lot of money for a high school kid, and yet.