Received parking ticket in LA which I think is wrong. I don't live in US anymore. What to do?
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Option 1:
Do not pay. Nothing will happen. The fine will increase to around double that, and then they will either just cancel it or expedite it to a collection agency.
For that small amount, the costs grossly outweigh the benefits. Going after you financially in your home country is very very unrealistic – no matter what various morally high horse internet users will tell you.
You will be able to go back into the US without any problems. If you are stopped in California you might end up paying the fine.
Immigration is NOT linked with minor traffic offenses. Unless there is a warrant out for you. Then you could have a problem.
From the official US Visa page:
Travelers with minor traffic offenses, which did not result in an arrest and/or conviction for the offense, may travel visa free, provided they are otherwise qualified. If the traffic offense occurred while you were in the United States and you have an outstanding fine against you or you did not attend your court hearing, it is possible there may be a warrant out for your arrest and you will experience problems when applying for admission into the United States. Therefore, you should resolve the issue before travelling by contacting the court where you were to appear.
However, I am willing to bet that noone has ever had a warrant out on their arrest for a single parking fine.
Option 2:
Pay the fine. You will be able to go back into the US without any problems.
References:
http://www.ustraveldocs.com/dk/dk-niv-visawaiverinfo.asp http://www.ladot.lacity.org/whatwedo/parking/parkingtickets/index.htm
Not official:
http://www.driverabroad.com/self-drive/foreign-speeding-and-parking-fines/ http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382598-are-minor-traffic-violations-considered-as-crime-and-should-be-mentioned/ http://faq.visapro.com/A2-Visa-FAQ11.asp
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As well as the option to ignore the ticket or pay the fine, you have the option to contest the ticket. There are several ways to do this.
One is to simply write back to the people who sent you the ticket and explain that you do not believe you committed the offence. Most traffic tickets have a form to return, and an option to contest it. If you can give some kind of supporting evidence or explanation, even if it's just "I was out of town that day", they may just drop it. Also check the ticket very carefully. I know someone who got off a ticket because the cop wrote the wrong date on it.
Second way is to pay one of the firms that contests tickets for you. They all just play the odds, sending someone to formally oppose the ticket at your hearing, and betting that the cop who ticketed you won't show, but they are cheap. They mostly cost you nothing if they don't get you off.
Third way of course is to hire a California lawyer. That will certainly cost you more than $185, and I don't recommend it.
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