📄️ Not All Tickets Are Created Equal
We're going to take a look at a couple of common scenarios, but let's first consider the various permutations.
📄️ Ticket: No Insurance, in TX
In Texas, as in many states, there is a comprehensive database for insurance, such that a peace officer can run someone's license plates and find that you have no insurance, or that your coverage has expired. Some officers use ALPR (automated license plate readers) which will do the database lookup and then alert the officer with a sound and highlight the offending vehicle in a photo on his computer.
📄️ Ticket: Registration Out, in TX
| Perspective | Where | Encounter Initiated By | Reason/Facts | Nature/Cause of Accusation | Court |
📄️ Ticket: License Invalid, in TX
| Perspective | Where | Encounter Initiated By | Reason/Facts | Nature/Cause of Accusation | Court |
📄️ Ticket: Speeding, in TX
| Who | Officer=State Trooper |