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Posted by: dickTRACY

hello everyone,

I just put in an application for an auxillary police job, and on the application when it asks if your licence has ever been suspended I said yes because of a late payment for a seatbelt violation a year ago because of a registry of motor vehicles screw up, everything has since been taken care of and the rest of my driving history is clean, just wondering if this will screw up my chances of being hired

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Posted by: 94c

explain to us, as you would explain to the chief, how the registry screwed up.

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Posted by: dickTRACY

94c,

i had forgotent to pay a fine for a seatbelt violation in september (100% my fault) so the registry sent me a letter saying i needed to pay the fine before a certain date or my licence would be suspended so i immediately went online and paid the fine via credit card. the registry website said fine was paid so I was all set. Unknown to me the registry website said noting about a late payment fee, nor in the email they sent me saying the fee was paid. So when i went to the registry to register my car the teller says that my licence is suspended and I was upset because i said i had already paid the fine online. she said that the fine payment did not include the late fee and thats why it was suspended. What is even more frustrating is that the registry never even notified me my licence was currently suspended by mail or email, so here i was driving around with a suspended licence and didnt even know it.

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Posted by: frapmpd24



You beat me too it 94c. I too, am curious about this explanation... Enlighten us Mr. dickTRACY....
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Posted by: dickTRACY

hey there,

sorry... but I typed a long explanation but it must not have gone through, what basically happened was i got a letter from the registry saying my licence would be suspended because i had forgotten to pay a seatbelt violation i immediately went online and paid the citation via credit card, the registry web site said it was paid and they sent me an email confirming. never was there any mention of the additional late fee which i would have gladly paid, anyways i walk in to a registry to register my car and the teller says uhh your licence is suspended and i was shocked they said because of non payment of late fee, the registry never told me by letter or email that my licence was suspended so im out there driving around with a suspended licence totally unaware, why would the letter the registry originally sent me say i could pay the citation in full online when in actuality you cant I told this to the teller and she said sorry and that the registry would "look into it".

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Posted by: Dr.Magoo

I wouldn't worry too much about it.

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Posted by: 94c

I notice that you and SOT both spell "licence" the same way.

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Posted by: lofu

If this is not SOT, I don't think your suspended license will be as much of a problem as your complete inability to accept the consequences of your actions. Stop blaming someone else and deal with it. If you paid it in the first place you would never have had this problem.

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Posted by: USMCTrooper

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Originally Posted by dickTRACY hey there, sorry... but I typed a long explanation but it must not have gone through,

Damn Registry struck again.............

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Posted by: 1968SS

I too wouldn't worry as long as you're honest. I had mine suspended, according to my driver history, for 1 day 10 years ago for a late payment of a cite. I never knew till a PD did my background. Either way, it didn't stop me from getting a FT gig.

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Posted by: Xyr_gt

Where you applying?

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Posted by: Sniper

Mt Ida is hiring !!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by: SOT

not me...

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Posted by: 209

[quote=dickTRACY]
i had forgotent to pay a fine for a seatbelt violation in september (100% my fault) so the registry sent me a letter saying i needed to pay the fine before a certain date or my licence would be suspended so i immediately went online and paid the fine via credit card. [quote]

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Originally Posted by dickTRACY the registry never told me by letter or email that my licence was suspended so im out there driving around with a suspended licence totally unaware,".

They did send you a letter, you said it yourself, it was the letter stating the RMV's intent to suspend you license.

I do understand what you are saying...But. What you neglected to do was follow through, obviously having an active license is very important to you so as soon as you found out something like this was happening you should have called the RMV to verify you payment was recieved and you were all set.

Your just lucky you didnt get arrested, because Police dont care nor will even try to find out if you made a payment or not, if the registry says your suspended then you are suspended.

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Posted by: SinePari

If I had a quarter for every time someone says "I had no idea my license was suspended!" Then you see the citations from 6 months ago in their glovebox...duh!

If you move and don't tell the RMV, they're not in the PI business, so it's also your responsibility to keep your address updated...if that applies to you.

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Posted by: EOD1

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Originally Posted by USMCTrooper Damn Registry struck again.............

i know amazing huh!

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Posted by: Xyr_gt

Dont you know its always the registry's fault?

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Posted by: Nightstalker

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Originally Posted by USMCTrooper Damn Registry struck again.............

You beat me to it!

But... with all of those problems then maybe I can provide some tech support for a small fee. I will be able to guarantee that the next time you get a ticket and pay it on time... your license will not be suspended! Guaranteed!

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Posted by: MM1799

If you have this much trouble with registry before becoming a cop.. you might want to go a different career path. It only gets worse.

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Posted by: gooday

The registry can screw up but just prove it when you appeal the citation. I paid a ticket on time when I was eighteen and I still got a letter claiming my license was suspended. I went to the registry and showed the lady the reciept they gave me saying it was paid and they told me it was taken care of. One week later I got pulled over for driving after. Another time they screwed up was when I went through the backround check with the my current employer they told me my license was suspended another time and I had no clue about that either. The funny thing was is that I never paid a fine on it, I was never notified and it was reinstated all without my knowledge. The crazy thing is I drove for a living at the time so there is no way I would not pay a ticket. They dont screw up often but they not perfect either.

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