Q: Kid got 2 driving violations within provisional driving period. Go to court or just pay the fines? Consequences?
Kid got a 2 charges, 1 for exhibition driving & other for more than one kid in the car while under provisional license. What are the definite and possible consequences for this?
A couple weeks prior she got a parking ticket, which went under mine and my husband's name since we own the car. She got in a fender bender the first week she got her license on her first long trip out with the car by herself. She obviously does not need to be driving for a while. Curious what's the best course of action. I am unfamiliar with how this type of thing works. I would imagine one can only have so many violations.
These are petty misdemeanors, one is for exhibition driving and the other is for having more than 1 juvenile in the car at a time while still under a provisional license.
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The exhibition driving is going to be a huge issue for your insurance. I would suggest doing what you can to negotiate that ticket down. It looks like you are in Hennepin County, so there is a far greater likelihood that they may be willing to agree to keep it off of her driving record assuming she meets certain conditions such as not having any same or similar offenses and perhaps taking a driver improvement clinic.
Your judgement that she needs to stay off of the road for a while is probably true. Ultimately your insurance is going to become unaffordable if she keeps this up.
A: First, I'd look at the consequences for various violations. For example, a parking ticket should have no significant long term implications. Just pay it. But "Exhibition Driving" on the driver's license record could trigger future problems with insurance and police. So I'd fight to avoid that becoming a conviction. You can try to get that yourself. Or, she can retain a lawyer to help with it.
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