Q: My tickets are 21 years old. The reinstatement fee was 30 dollars back then. Does "another amount required" applies?
Under the new statue it states unless another amount is required. What does that mean exactly?
A: The reinstatement fee is more now and you will likely be required to pay the current reinstatement fee now what was in effect 21 years ago. However, the reinstatement fee is irrelevant until you have resolved the old tickets - as you will remain suspended until they are taken care of. Your best bet is to hire a traffic attorney in the area where you got the tickets. Often tickets that old can be dismissed or significantly reduced. If you are able to simply pay them off - what ever you end up doing, don't do that - as you will likely see a significant insurance increase and paying the tickets off could suspend you again. If the tickets do not end up getting dismissed, you can plan on paying a $200 Failure to Appear Penalty on top of what ever the costs and fine for each ticket is. As to the language of the statute - it is incredibly clear and means exactly what is says - the reinstatement fee is a set amount unless another amount is required. This means there are circumstances where you could end up having to pay either more or less than the normal set amount to be reinstated. Best of luck.
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