1995 called.....

[cyclone24 1,788]

So I get a call yesterday from a debt collector wanting me to pay a $106 speeding ticket from 1995 in Colorado.

 

Didn't know anything about it. I mean it probably occurred. I was living there at the time.

 

Do I actually pay this or just tell them that I paid it and they're incorrect? It was 23 years ago.

[tanatastic 2,061]

Whoa, if that’s legit I’m impressed. Probably a scam though, I’d disregard it.

[Gladiators 1,900]

Tell them you are dead.

 

I dont think I would pay it.

[wiffleball 4,629]

Tell him to go himself. But if you want to be extra anal retentive about it, call the respective jurisdiction and see if there's an outstanding warrant. But if you're never going back to Colorado don't worry about it.

 

Either way, pretty sure 23 years has run well past the statute.

[cyclone24 1,788]

Whoa, if thats legit Im impressed. Probably a scam though, Id disregard it.

Yeah they gave me a case number and everything.

 

Caught me...fockin DB Cooper I guess. Jesus.

[cyclone24 1,788]

Tell him to go ###### himself. But if you want to be extra anal retentive about it, call the respective jurisdiction and see if there's an outstanding warrant. But if you're never going back to Colorado don't ###### worry about it.

 

Either way, pretty sure 23 years has run well past the statute.

Don't believe theres a statute of limitations on speeding tickets.

[frank 2,143]

I don't think a state would turn it over to a debt collector.

[wiffleball 4,629]

I can't link it, just Google does Colorado have a statute of limitations on moving vehicle citations? You get about 20 direct hits.

[Gladiators 1,900]

Does the cop who pulled you over have to show up if you fight it? Not that it would be worth driving or flying there for a $106 ticket, but it would be focking great if you did...assuming the original cop actually has to show up.

[cyclone24 1,788]

Does the cop who pulled you over have to show up if you fight it? Not that it would be worth driving or flying there for a $106 ticket, but it would be focking great if you did...assuming the original cop actually has to show up.

Hah... That would be fantastic.

Dude is like 80 years old now. Ha

[wiffleball 4,629]

Depends. What's your credit limit?

[frank 2,143]

Statute of limitations isn't an issue you dinks. If this is real, he was charged at the time.

[wiffleball 4,629]

Statute of limitations isn't an issue you dinks. If this is real, he was charged at the time.

You're not wrong technically. But do the Google search that I recommended. You'll see it's use pretty universally. It's not so much a statute on the offense itself as it is a statute on the failure to pay for the offense.

[Gladiators 1,900]

Statute of limitations isn't an issue you dinks. If this is real, he was charged at the time.

Why are you so angry?

[cbfalcon 824]

Just say you remember paying it

[ROCKFORD 134]

Why are you so angry?

 

he knows a dink when he sees one.

[penultimatestraw 473]

So I get a call yesterday from a debt collector wanting me to pay a $106 speeding ticket from 1995 in Colorado.

 

Didn't know anything about it. I mean it probably occurred. I was living there at the time.

 

Do I actually pay this or just tell them that I paid it and they're incorrect? It was 23 years ago.

I don't think debt collectors can turn you in to the authorities, so I'd probably let it ride. Can you look up the case # on-line?

 

Also, this sounds fishy as CO and IA are members of this:

The Non-Resident Violator Compact requires member states to suspend the driver's license of those who get traffic tickets for moving violations in other states and fail to pay them or otherwise legally take care of them. It does not apply to vehicle registration or parking citations.

[Thornton Melon 542]

Tell them you Venmoed it in 1995.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,552]

What kind of car was it? A Saturn? Geo?

[Voltaire 4,550]

I suppose I'll never go back to Missouri.

[cyclone24 1,788]

I don't think debt collectors can turn you in to the authorities, so I'd probably let it ride. Can you look up the case # on-line?

 

Also, this sounds fishy as CO and IA are members of this:

Interesting. Any chance this would apply the next time I go to get my license renewed?

I mean trying to think back I feel like this was probably valid. I think I left and came back to Iowa shortly after this. Sounds like something back then I would have let slide and just said screw them.

[ROCKFORD 134]

ok, seriously, ive heard, budget starved, local police stations in denver have employed hells angels to collect some outstanding debts.

 

i would pay the ticket.

 

you wouldnt want to loose a finger now.

[cyclone24 1,788]

ok, seriously, ive heard, budget starved, local police stations in denver have employed hells angels to collect some outstanding debts.

 

i would pay the ticket.

 

you wouldnt want to loose a finger now.

Mine or yours?

[frank 2,143]

Call them and tell them you did it again so it's double jeopardy and hang up.

[Voltaire 4,550]

ok, seriously, ive heard, budget starved, local police stations in denver have employed hells angels to collect some outstanding debts.

 

i would pay the ticket.

 

you wouldnt want to loose a finger now.

Sounds like something Mick Jagger arranged.

[5-Points 2,715]

Tell that dipshit to fuckoff.

[Big Guy 1,400]

ok, seriously, ive heard, budget starved, local police stations in denver have employed hells angels to collect some outstanding debts.

 

i would pay the ticket.

 

you wouldnt want to loose a finger now.

 

Is that a typo or are you one of those kids?

[Cloaca du jour 2,064]

Companies buy up debt like that for pennies on the dollar and try to collect. If 20% pay they make money

[Gepetto 977]

[RaiderHaters Revenge 3,563]

no if it was actually turned into a failure to appear, your state DMV would know. How do I know? California blocked my renewal from a speeding ticket in Vegas 15 years earlier

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

Companies buy up debt like that for pennies on the dollar and try to collect. If 20% pay they make money

Yep. Thats what I did coming out of law school. Worked for my dad, who did this. Hed buy debt for 4 cents on the dollar off the internet, grease it up with years of vig, slap a 1/3 attorneys fee on it, and sue the hell out of people.

 

We had zero proof usually. All we got was a spreadsheet of names, ssn, and balances. It was a big game of bluff poker. Id go to court, and bluster my way into as much payment as a could.

 

Sh!tty job.

[NorthernVike 2,079]

Does the cop who pulled you over have to show up if you fight it? Not that it would be worth driving or flying there for a $106 ticket, but it would be focking great if you did...assuming the original cop actually has to show up.

Make a road trip out of it and buy leagal pot.

[Filthy Fernadez 2,696]

When you go to prison, watch yer cornhole.