Nick Norris Blog

So, about two and a half years ago, I was speeding down Bell Road on my way to work. I used to have to be to work at 4:00am, so it was about 3:30am when I was stopped.

I know that I was in the wrong. I was going 75mph in a 45. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that much out. However, I paid the ticket within weeks of getting it, and I thought that everything was fine. Well, I was wrong, I was way wrong.

I was on my way home from work about 8 months ago when I got pulled over for making a wide right turn. As a moving violation, it’s probably the equivalent of a cat stuck in a tree. The cop pulled me over, asked me to get out of the car, and then advised me that I had an outstanding ticket, and that my car had to be impounded. I knew that he was wrong, but there was nothing I could do, so I walked home, which was 5 miles away.

The next morning, my wife and I found the paperwork, went to the courthouse, paid $145 to get my car out of impound, and went to the MVD to get my license reinstated. All of this was caused by a gramatical error in their system. They admitted fault, but refused reimbursement for my money spent on getting THEIR mistake taken care of. I was so mad that I said everything was cool, and went on my merry way.

Well, last week, I receive a letter in the mail stating that I need to PROVE that I paid the ticket or there would be a warrant for my arrest. I am |—THIS CLOSE—| to hiring a Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney to sort this out for me. This will be the second time I have had to go through this, and I am VERY UPSET about it. I should not have to keep cleaning up their messy, nonworking system.

Anyway, I will get this resolved, and I am not a criminal, so I am not worried, it’s just frusatrating.

{ 2 comments }