Traffic Laws For Out of State College Students HELP!

Anne - posted on 09/19/2009 ( 2 moms have responded )

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Hi I will try to make this short.

Our youngest goes to Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego CA. WE live In MI

and the car she is driving is registered in my name, with a MI tag, we pay her insurance, and continue to claim her on our taxes and her REAL HOME ADDRESS IS a MI address.. Because she wanted to make sure she could live off campus for her SR year, (She will be done with school in DEc of 09.) she took her schools offer to work this summer in the same job she does during the school year as her work study. Because it is work study she pays MI taxes but not CA.



Here is where it dicy. She got a traffic ticket for continuing to drive through a right turn only lane. She had stopped like she needed to but she did not turn right.



When the Policeman pulled her over he really was made at her not so much for the traffic violation, BUT FOR THE CAR REGISTRATION, MI LICENSE PLATE AND HERE STILL HAVING A MI DRIVERS LICENSE. He told her any one staying in CA for over 10 days for any reason unless they were in the Military MUST GET A CA D.L. and L.P.



Has any one encountered anything like this with there children that go to College out of state? This could cost her $761.00 u.s. dollars. Also can she fight this. She knows she will have to pay the turning part of the ticket. Chalk it up to an expensive life lesson. BUT THE OTHER PART?

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Anne - posted on 09/27/2009

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Hi Janet, Our daughter found out she falls under the category of being in the wrong because she is renting an apartment. BUT we are Praying that the fact that the car is in my name might make a difference. She wrote a letter to the Judge, explaining everything. She will have to pay some of the ticket because she did make an illegal turn. One that would have been fine in MI. She is hoping the Judge will let her do Community Service for what ever she does end up having to pay. What an expensive Life Lesson.

Thank you for the response.

Janet - posted on 09/27/2009

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I live in CA, but I can't answer your question. The website for the Dept. of Motor Vehicles is www.dmv.ca.gov. Maybe you can find the andwer there - I believe the drivers handbook is online and you could read it. Good luck.