I walk out of my house, cops are all over my car like it's a crime scene. I asked them if I could help them. They ignored me (they didn't think that was my car). Then I asked them what they were doing with my car. They said "oh, this is your car?"

Fucking cops

Anyway, they gave me a $100 ticket after they ran my plates and learned I don't have any outstanding warrants. The ticket was for expired registration. My car is still registered in NC, and NC gives you a 15 day grace period, so it doesn't even REALLY expire for 3 days. Fuck those cops. I already renewed the registration online, but now I have to go to court and shit.

Keep in mind, I WASN'T EVEN DRIVING THE FUCKING CAR!!!!!! IT WAS PARKED, AND I WAS NOT IN IT.


oh, and I almost burned my house down last night

HOW COULD THIS BEFALLEN I????

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I am so sad

3/12/2008 12:20:22 PM

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"doesn't even REALLY expire for 3 days"

haha, sounds expired to me.

Who said you have to be in your car? or driving? Fool, don't you ever watch 'Parking Wars'????

3/12/2008 12:21:55 PM

it doesnt matter if you were in the car or not, they could still ticket you. they could have had you towed.

this is an easy drop though.

3/12/2008 12:22:52 PM

Be glad you didn't get DAS BOOT!

3/12/2008 12:23:17 PM

nah, if you look at the NCDOT site it says there is a 15 day grace period - it's standard, so no, it wasn't REALLY expired.

3/12/2008 12:23:36 PM

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"it doesnt matter if you were in the car or not"

I know plenty of people who have cars that they don't driva and aren't registered at all. Are they all in dangers of having all of their cars towed?

3/12/2008 12:24:45 PM

Is the date on the sticker in the past or future? That's all they care about. Why would DC cops give a shit if NC has a grace period. They don't work for NC.

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"Are they all in dangers of having all of their cars towed?"

If they park on public streets, then yes.

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 12:25 PM. Reason : +]

3/12/2008 12:25:15 PM

well, at least they weren't racial profiling. Be glad you didn't get a ticket (yet) for not switching to DC plates lol.

3/12/2008 12:25:26 PM

Yeah, that doesn't make any sense. I know you're supposed to turn your plates in if you don't have it registered for a certain length of time, but I can't imagine getting in trouble for a car that is just sitting in the parking lot with expired registration.

3/12/2008 12:26:09 PM

was it in a driveway? They can't ticket you if it wasn't on private property. Don't car laws only apply on public roads?

3/12/2008 12:27:33 PM

Yeah think so

3/12/2008 12:28:01 PM

It was on a road, so I guess that was the deal.

I really don't understand why the cops were checking tags on my street this morning though, it's just weird. I couldn't believe my eyes when I walked out of my door this morning and saw my parked car being pulled over!

3/12/2008 12:29:51 PM

sorry to hear about this.

1. go to the court date and show them that you have a new registration. the magistrate will wave a magic wand. (literally he'll sign a form) and you'll walk out of the building with no ticket to pay.

2. pay parking fee in random downtown parking deck

3. buy hookers

4. ?

profit

3/12/2008 12:29:58 PM

the grace period is just that.

it expires at the end of the month. the grace period could be for fines or what not.

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"I know plenty of people who have cars that they don't driva and aren't registered at all. Are they all in dangers of having all of their cars towed?"

if you're on public property and/or its in the way (the owner of property cares enough to call police), then yes. its also a liability issue.

if its at your house. then no.

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 12:30 PM. Reason : on the street. ]

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 12:31 PM. Reason : ]

3/12/2008 12:30:21 PM

Cops and the parking authority RUN TAGS all day long. Why are you surprised? I leave you with this:
http://www.aetv.com/parking-wars/video/

3/12/2008 12:32:18 PM

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"1. go to the court date and show them that you have a new registration. the magistrate will wave a magic wand. (literally he'll sign a form) and you'll walk out of the building with no ticket to pay."

He lives in DC though. I don't know what the laws are there, but I think if you have been a resident of the state for more than 30 days you have to have your registration transferred to a new state.

Just pay it. It'll be a huge hassle.

3/12/2008 12:36:11 PM

There's been a crime spree recently in my neighborhood, people were literally getting robbed at gunpoint on the Metro escalator last week. This isn't jiving well with the owners of the new (near) million dollar condos and homes lining the streets in Columbia Heights. I think it's weird that instead of a meter maid giving me a ticket, a cop spend 30 minutes this morning engaging in this nonsense. 2 weeks ago my friend was robbed at gunpoint taking out the fucking trash! I mean, come on! fight some fucking crime!

^ and to get my car registered in DC I'll have to pay over $200 straight up, and pay their ridiculous property tax on my car. Not to mention my insurance will go up at least $70 a month. Lots of my friends from NC that now live up here have gotten away with keeping their cars registered in NC for YEARS. I may tell them I'm moving back to NC soon



[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 12:40 PM. Reason : ]

3/12/2008 12:36:11 PM

iz it b/c u r blaque?

3/12/2008 12:36:47 PM

^ Shut the fuck up, faggot

3/12/2008 12:38:29 PM

^^^ I still have NC plates and I've been in Denver for 2 years

I don't know what proof they'll ask for if you tell them you were "just visiting". You still have a NC license?

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 12:40 PM. Reason : ,]

3/12/2008 12:39:07 PM

I had NJ plates in NC for almost 6 years. (but i was in school)



[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 12:42 PM. Reason : +]

3/12/2008 12:40:58 PM

^^No, my NC lisence expired on 1/1/08, I have a DC lisence now. I would have had to go back to NC and take a test in order to renew, it wasn't worth it.

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 12:41 PM. Reason : ]

3/12/2008 12:41:25 PM

How can you have an NC plate with a DC license?

3/12/2008 12:42:43 PM

They don't care - there's a disconnect between the two here (plates and lisence)

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 12:43 PM. Reason : ]

3/12/2008 12:43:39 PM

Damn, I can't think of any ways to get out of this one, sorry. They're gonna ask why you didn't switch the plates and won't dismiss it I believe.

3/12/2008 12:43:56 PM

^

Alas

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3/12/2008 12:46:50 PM

the DC parking authority runs all out of state plates it continually sees parked on the DC streets.

they want your money from registration fees the same way cities annex land to increase tax base

more houses/cars = more money

its a revenue generating activity

thats essentially why it happened

3/12/2008 12:54:38 PM

maybe you should be a responsible contributing adult to our society and renew your god damned plates when they've expired like the rest of us.

fuck you. go vote for your dawg obamamanainanaia

3/12/2008 12:55:44 PM

GRACE

PERIOD

MOTHERFUCKER!!!

3/12/2008 12:58:26 PM

yeh b/c the cops and judge sure gave a fuck about that grace period

3/12/2008 12:59:45 PM

^ Shut the fuck up, faggot

3/12/2008 1:33:02 PM

100 scratch ticket?

congrats on your winnings!!!

3/12/2008 1:50:47 PM

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"nah, if you look at the NCDOT site it says there is a 15 day grace period - it's standard, so no, it wasn't REALLY expired."

Actually, it was. The grace period is for you to get expired shit in order. So yes, it was infact expired. Your logic fails.

3/12/2008 2:12:00 PM

agreed.

3/12/2008 2:49:41 PM