Hey guys, my name is Elijah. I'm a new member and this is my first post.
Last night, my brother, Ethan, and his girlfriend went over to a friends house. The girlfriend was driving the car home when they got pulled over for having expired tags on the license plate. The officer gave my brother, who was sitting in the passenger seat, a ticket for having expired tags.
The problem is the officer put my name and DL# on the ticket and issued it to me. I've been living in Boston for a few months. My brother doesn't have any of my old licenses or anything like that.
So, I suppose I have a few question.
1. How did the officer mistakenly put my information down on the ticket? I was not driving the car and reside in another state.
2. I've called the St. Highway patrol and they wrote down my name/phone number to give to the officer, but is there anything in specific I should say when he returns my phone call?
3. I cant imagine that this situation is common, but has it happened before? How should I proceed with this? I certainly don't want the ticket, but my brother is 19 and in school. A $200 fine is not the end of the world for me, but is the officer allowed to issue the ticket to me when my brother's girlfriend was driving? I don't own the car either, it is my parents who own the car.
My brother was laughing his ass off when he called me yesterday to say the officer had accidentally issued the ticket to me instead of him.
Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated.
Elijah
***** UPDATE *****
I just spoke with my brother again. He didn't even hand over any form of ID to the officer, as he was sitting in the passengers seat. His GF, who was driving, handed her ID over, but nothing from my brother. The officer did not receive any form of identification from Ethan.
Last night, my brother, Ethan, and his girlfriend went over to a friends house. The girlfriend was driving the car home when they got pulled over for having expired tags on the license plate. The officer gave my brother, who was sitting in the passenger seat, a ticket for having expired tags.
The problem is the officer put my name and DL# on the ticket and issued it to me. I've been living in Boston for a few months. My brother doesn't have any of my old licenses or anything like that.
So, I suppose I have a few question.
1. How did the officer mistakenly put my information down on the ticket? I was not driving the car and reside in another state.
2. I've called the St. Highway patrol and they wrote down my name/phone number to give to the officer, but is there anything in specific I should say when he returns my phone call?
3. I cant imagine that this situation is common, but has it happened before? How should I proceed with this? I certainly don't want the ticket, but my brother is 19 and in school. A $200 fine is not the end of the world for me, but is the officer allowed to issue the ticket to me when my brother's girlfriend was driving? I don't own the car either, it is my parents who own the car.
My brother was laughing his ass off when he called me yesterday to say the officer had accidentally issued the ticket to me instead of him.
Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated.
Elijah
***** UPDATE *****
I just spoke with my brother again. He didn't even hand over any form of ID to the officer, as he was sitting in the passengers seat. His GF, who was driving, handed her ID over, but nothing from my brother. The officer did not receive any form of identification from Ethan.
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