Going to court for lack of car insurance in California?

So I got a ticket for lapsed insurance (it had expired a few months
previously and I got it renewed the next day, after ticket was
issued).

However, I've discovered that I must go to court to settle the ticket.
Is there anything I should be aware of? What kind of penalties am I
looking at?

Thanks in advance!

 

You're going to jail, dude.

 

It depends on the judge. The "few months" part probably means you're
getting the full fine. It appears to be an infraction, so up to $100 if
this is the first time you've recently been caught without insurance.
Bail varies by county so it could be any crazy number, even much more
than the fine.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/vctoc.htm

 

A friend of mine knew someone who took his dad car without being insured.
He got into an accident. As result an 18 wheeler rolled over into a ditch
loosing its cargo worth over 200000$.
His dad had a choice of declaring the car stolen or paying the bill...

 

Well, if he didn't have Dad's permission (and I hope not, given his
insurance status)....well, geez...isn't taking something without permission
stealing?

 

Me thinks your are talking about two different things here. Using
a vehicle without the owners permission is a different violation
than driving a stolen vehicle. Driving a stolen vehicle is a
criminal offense, of at least possession. UWP of the owner is a
moving violation. As to insurance IF a vehicle is insured the
owners insurance carrier is responsible for any damage caused by
that vehicle, no matter who is driving, even a thief. An
uninsured vehicle is another story. In that instance the drivers
insurance carrier, if he own a vehicle, is responsible. If the
car and the driver are uninsured, both are up the creek for the
cost of the damage.


mike hunt

 

Oh....the US.

Pa title? wtf?

 

That is the way it is in pretty much every state. Pick a state
and do a search, WBMA. Try Pa Title 75 for one, title 90 for
another.


mike hunt

 

Because I did that previously, several posts ago;

Driving a stolen vehicle is a criminal offense, of at least,
possession of stolen property. Use Without Permission of the
owner is a moving violation subject to citation.

California is a state as well, did you think it was a country?


mike hunt

 

OK. That tells me the carry different penalties.
Doesn't sound like you actually know the difference other than that, though,
how to determine which has occurred.

Thanks anyways!
Appreciate your assistance

Sorry if I'm not familiar with your state abbreviations.