Q: What will happen when my daughter has to go to the county jail for "processing"?
She was stopped for speeding in Jackson TN two days ago. The officer told her that she was driving with a suspended AL license of which she was unaware. Investigating, she found that AL had suspended her license because while getting a speeding ticket last year she showed the officer a picture on her phone of her insurance instead of producing the paper copy. She did not receive a "no insurance" violation at that time, but apparently the ALEA drivers license division had suspended her license for not verifying insurance coverage. She immediately sent them proof of coverage and they sent her a letter saying that they had withdrawn the suspension. She took that letter to court with her yesterday thinking that it would all be over, but they told her to go to the jail to be processed in by July 23. So my questions are "WHY?" What can we expect? and Do we need a lawyer?
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A: She will probably be booked, involving search, fingerprints, and mug shot. This is more convenient and cheaper than being arrested. The important thing is to take care of that DL. She needs to get all the information she can out of the issuing authority so that she has a DL and possibly get the criminal charges dismissed or diverted.
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