I just got a letter from an attorney's office that is a collection agency for the county and city in San Antonio, TX for a traffic violation from 2000!!!!! I haven't lived in that state for over 3 years! What can I do...help please advise. Thanks!

You need to contact them and make arrangements to pay the fine.

That did not answer my question thanks.

You asked for advice. Mine is to pay the fine. A statute of limitations runs from the time of the infraction until you get the citation. Once a citation is issued, it will follow you until you pay it.

I've seen them go back almost seven years.. I got this from

http://www.speedingticketcentral.com...icket-FAQ.html

Is There a Statute of Limitations on Speeding Tickets?

Generally speaking, there is no statute of limitations on speeding tickets. When you do not appear or pay the ticket, the court enters it as a guilty plea and they can collect the fine many years later. In Texas we are seeing courts trying to collect speeding ticket fines from as far back as 1988.

So, I say pay the fine... if it becomes a warrant thats at least another couple of hundred dollars to contend with.. not to mention possible suspension of your drivers license regardless of the state you live in.

The statute of limitation on a traffic violation in the state of Texas is 5 yr. from the date of ticket being issued. The revised statutes of the US states that you can not expedite for traffic violation, and besides it would cost them too much to even do it! The only reason to expedite is on a murder charge or a theft charge. I was once in the same position as you. just let it go!

The courts can not back date something like that. That is illegal! The statute of limitations, which there is! is only five years from the date issued in the state of Texas! So, generally speaking if you stay out of Texas for five years then you'll be in the clear. Just as well, they can not expedite on a traffic violation.

You are wrong the only statute of limitations on any class c misdemeanor in the state of texas is anything written after sep. 2009 has to have a court filed complaint filed in the state within 2 years of the citation date other then that there is no statute of limitations. Pay your fines and it wont be a problem. On another note if you do not live in the state of Texas any longer outstanding fines from Texas can effect your license from another state through what is call an NRVC (non resident violators compact) other states treat theses in different ways they can actually suspend your drivers licesnse, suspend the renewal, or prevent you from registering a vehicle in your name for unpaid fines from any state that participates in this program. 97% of the states participate in the NRVC program.

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