Legal Question in Traffic Law in North Carolina

Hello, I live in ohio I tried to get my drivers licence renewed today and was told the state of NC has a hold on them.After alot of run around i found that there is a failure to appear for a traffic ticket from 1987 25 years ago. I dont rember if i had a ticket or not from 25 years ago.I ended up leaving a messege at the procecutors office and am waiting on a call back.Do you have any idea what I can expect from this situation as I feel I may have awhile to wait before I get a call back. Thanks for any help.

Bill Rice


Asked on 2/17/12, 1:39 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Odds are you won't get a call back from a DA's office - if you do, it will most likely be a polite 'call a lawyer' responce. The DA is responsible for prosecuting you - their ability to help you is limited. Your best option is to hire an attorney in the county you got the ticket in to resolve the FTA for you. Another, less deseriable option is depending on what you were originally charged with, you may be able to just pay this off and move along. To see if you are eligible to pay it off you may want to try and contact the Criminal District Court Clerk's office in the county you got the ticket in. Be aware that simply paying it off may have consequences you are not aware of - better to be on the safe side an hire an experience traffic attorney.

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Answered on 2/19/12, 8:09 pm


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