In most states in USA, the statuestatute of limitationlimitations for a fine is 10 years, which means that the fine stays active up to 10 years. USA does not have any bi-lateral agreement with any European country to enforce a ticket issued here in the states. However, in most states we have a system where we link any prior vehicle that you owned in the past (during those 10 years) and owes a fine with any vehicle that you own now in the present, the vehicle that you now own, it could be impounded even though you never got a fine on it.