Q: Officer told me to just “appeal it” when cited for an expired registration. What did he mean and what should I do?
I was ticketed for “Operating Unregistered Vehicle” as it was expired by a few months and had slipped my mind. I pulled into a gas station 5 minutes after the stop and updated the registration on my phone. He also let it slide that my inspection stickers were expired (very nice guy). He said to just “appeal it” in court and everything would be fine. Figured he was trying to cut me a whole lot of slack. On the letter of the summons I received, however, the wrong license plate is written. Also, on the citation itself, the wrong color of the car is written. I don’t know if these are the reasons I should be appealing against this or if I should just show up and say its been taken care of.
A: It's likely if you appear in court with proof that the issue has been resolved, the citation will be withdrawn. Best of luck.
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