Q: Why would a dismissed speeding violation still appear on RMV website as money owed?
State Trooper didn't show up to either hearing and was dismissed by judge at second hearing. This was 2 years ago.
A:
Most likely it was communicated wrong from the Court or someone else possibly used your name/ID and had another ticket. It is possible that you didn't pay the appeal fee as well and that is what is owed. If you defaulted on a speeding ticket your license would not be renewed until it was cleared up.
You need to get a copy of your MA license record and see if it is the same ticket. If it is, then you need to go to the Court, in person if possible, and get a copy/abstract of that ticket hearing. Usually when you leave the hearing the Court clerk will give you a copy of the result. Even if the clerk's papers aren't still there after 1 year, the Court recording of the hearing with the judge will be and that will be the evidence that it was submitted incorrectly. Good luck.
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