Q: I got a ticket for driving without insurance because my insurance card was expired by a few days will I still be fined?
The officer was nice and mentioned that it wasn’t a serious violation and I could even possibly take care of it really easily but I don’t know what to do or where I would go to handle it before my scheduled court date
A:
Even though your insurance was only expired for a few days, that is technically still a violation and it's a 4-point ticket if you plead guilty.
You can call the court clerk and ask if they will allow you to go to court and show proof of insurance to the judge. However, if your insurance was not valid on the day you were pulled over, they might not dismiss your ticket. The court clerk can tell you whether you will need to hire an attorney to take care of this for you.
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