Wanted... and I didn't do it!!

[Bluegill]

Originally Posted by mommyx2

This part of the original post is why people wonder how the car got back to the dealership.. According to OP she was ARRESTED while driving the car.

That doesn't matter either.

Scenario:
Person has warrants out for her arrest and is driving car with boyfriend in passenger seat. She gets pulled over for running a stop sign. She gets arrested for the warrants and tells the officer (or signs a paper saying) the boyfriend can take the car. He later returns it to the dealer (where he probably works anyway). Officer takes her to jail on warrants and lets her sign a ticket for running the stop sign. She pays for the existing warrants or sits them out for the night and then gets out of jail. 10 days later she has not paid for the stop sign ticket and another warrant is issued.

The fact she was arrested at the time is completely irrelevant because the officer issued a ticket for the violation he saw and let her sign that ticket. It happens all the time and it's an old cop trick. They make you think they're doing you a favor by letting you sign the ticket so that ticket money won't be piled on top of the money for the original warrants. In reality if you were also jailed on the ticket you would probably be able to get time served on all of it after one night in jail.

[Bandit66]

Originally Posted by Baysyd

Wont matter once she gets new plates.
Duh!!!! It wont transfer to new plates. They cant check for warrants either. Maybe you should realize I and the others are Genius and you are not. DUH!!!

Its not illegal on her part to switch either.

Actually, unless the she wants more warrants, she has to update her tolltag information. Your tolltag is associated with your license plates. If you change your plates and don't update your account, the NTTA will start racking up the charges for each time this new "unrecognized" plate uses the tollway. NTTA doesn't care if you get new plates and will not update your account information for you, even though you come back as the registered owner.

[MomTo5]

I honestly don't know about the new plates idea. If ditching a warrant attached to your plates was as cheap and easy as getting new plates, wouldn't everyone do it? Then what would be the point in relating warrants to plates?

[80snut]

Originally Posted by melmax

80snut, did you find out anything today?

Ok, here is where it gets REALLY odd...

I called the Frisco Municipal Court today and was transferred around a few times; finally got someone who had the authority to check things out thoroughly. She could not find ANYTHING attached to my plates (no tickets, warrants, etc.) other than my own likeness. She said that she was unable to pull up anything in the city or county records. She even looked under the name that the officer gave me. Nothing.

Furthermore, I checked as many county databases as I possibly could, today, for anything related. Nothing.

She told me that if I want to be absolutely sure, that I could contact the DPS and have them run a check, but that she couldn't find anything other than my name associated with my plate number.

So my question is now: Why did the officer tell me that? He gave me a specific name and age of this "girl" and a month of the supposed incident, but wouldn't tell me what her warrant was for or a specific date.

Even worse, what if I would have jumped all over the dealership's case without checking the facts first? I am very thankful that I didn't. Although now I have to wonder why I was told that there were warrants "attached to my vehicle" when nothing could be found by the court.

Super odd...

[bluesea718]

Originally Posted by MomTo5

I honestly don't know about the new plates idea. If ditching a warrant attached to your plates was as cheap and easy as getting new plates, wouldn't everyone do it? Then what would be the point in relating warrants to plates?

Thank you, my point exactly!


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[80snut]

Originally Posted by bluesea718

Thank you, my point exactly!

For the record - when I first called this morning and asked if it would be possible to change plates, I was told that I could NOT change plates if there were outstanding warrants attached to my license plate.

[bluesea718]

Originally Posted by 80snut

Ok, here is where it gets REALLY odd...

I called the Frisco Municipal Court today and was transferred around a few times; finally got someone who had the authority to check things out thoroughly. She could not find ANYTHING attached to my plates (no tickets, warrants, etc.) other than my own likeness. She said that she was unable to pull up anything in the city or county records. She even looked under the name that the officer gave me. Nothing.

Furthermore, I checked as many county databases as I possibly could, today, for anything related. Nothing.

She told me that if I want to be absolutely sure, that I could contact the DPS and have them run a check, but that she couldn't find anything other than my name associated with my plate number.

So my question is now: Why did the officer tell me that? He gave me a specific name and age of this "girl" and a month of the supposed incident, but wouldn't tell me what her warrant was for or a specific date.

Even worse, what if I would have jumped all over the dealership's case without checking the facts first? I am very thankful that I didn't. Although now I have to wonder why I was told that there were warrants "attached to my vehicle" when nothing could be found by the court.

Super odd...

Well, she may have been checking Frisco/Collin, when it could be a Texas, Denton, Tarrant, or beyond.

Also, the municipal court only handles misdemeanor C offenses, to the best of my knowledge.

I would highly recommend calling the PD to talk to someone there.

Were you pulled over in Frisco? Did he mention where the original offense was?




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[80snut]

Originally Posted by bluesea718

Were you pulled over in Frisco? Did he mention where the original offense was?

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I was pulled over in Frisco. The officer did not mention where the girl was pulled over while driving my car. I have checked other cities and counties in the surrounding areas and they have also told me they can't find anything related to my plates.

*sigh*

I will try calling the Frisco PD next... I do have the officer's name who pulled ME over.

Thank you!

[Baysyd]

Originally Posted by 80snut

For the record - when I first called this morning and asked if it would be possible to change plates, I was told that I could NOT change plates if there were outstanding warrants attached to my license plate.

Thats not accurate. I know many folks who work in the tax office and they do this all day long. Folks in your situation get them changed all the time.

Go in there tell them you want new plates, they'll do it. The warrant isnt on you. They do not have the ability to check your plate for warrants.



If the PD said they found nothing associated with your plate, I wonder if the officer entered your plate incorrectly and found the related but it wasnt your tag he entered?

[melmax]

Originally Posted by 80snut

I was pulled over in Frisco. The officer did not mention where the girl was pulled over while driving my car. I have checked other cities and counties in the surrounding areas and they have also told me they can't find anything related to my plates.

*sigh*

I will try calling the Frisco PD next... I do have the officer's name who pulled ME over.Thank you!

Great !! I was just going to ask this, he/she should be able to give you the information you need to get this fixed.