This event all happened about 5 minutes at 3 PM in Washington. I got a violation ticket for seatbelt when I set in the back set of private car. When we stopped our car and before the officer came, I was trying to find my husband's international driver license, so I unlocked my seatbelt, therefore I also got one ticket. The officer came to front window and asked license and said 'do you know you are overspeed?' Before he came, I set on the middle of backseat, I unbelted in order to find some stuff I need and move closer to the window when the car stopped. But the officer just ask and took our license away. When we cool down I and our mother waved our hand and try to get the officer back, but he just ignored!
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4Where did this happen? How long are you staying there?– lambshaanxySep 17, 2014 at 5:39
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4I am tempted to vote this down because it is missing very critical information: where did this happen?– Burhan KhalidSep 17, 2014 at 6:39
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do the crime, do the time (or in this case pay the fine). Just because you're a foreigner doesn't make you immune from being subject to the law.– jwentingSep 17, 2014 at 11:38
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@jwenting is right. That said, it does sound unreasonable to fine someone for not wearing a seatbelt in car that's standing still.– MastaBabaSep 17, 2014 at 13:30
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@MastaBaba that would likely not be illegal. Seems to me they noticed she wasn't wearing her seatbelt, and assumed it had been off before the car was stopped. And bloody hard to prove otherwise if it ever goes to court, unless there's video from the trooper car that shows different.– jwentingSep 17, 2014 at 14:06
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Foreigner or not, if you get fined, you are responsible for paying the fine.
However, you can dispute the fine in court if you disagree, eg. in this case you had a pretty good excuse for not having your seatbelt on. The exact procedure, the time and effort needed to do it, and the likelihood of getting the fine waived will vary greatly based on where this happened.
answered Sep 17, 2014 at 5:40
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The officer came to front window and asked license and said 'do you know you are overspeed?' I set on the middle of backseat.I unbelted in order to find some stuff I need and move closer to the window when the car stopped. But the officer just ask and took our license away. When we cool down I and our mother waved our hand and try to get the officer back, but he just ignored!– TinaSep 18, 2014 at 7:34
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Because different countries, states have different procedures for contesting traffic violation. Your ticket will probably have text on it that says: To pay: do this. To contest: do this.– IdaSep 18, 2014 at 22:25
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My ticket only got three choice: pay the fine; mitigation hearing; contested hearing. I choice contested hearing, they will send me a court date, I will be there. But I do not understand the word " NOTICE: You may be able to enter into a payment plan with the court under RCW 46.63.110." Could someone interpret it for me?– TinaSep 19, 2014 at 5:16
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2That means you can pay the fine in parts if you cannot afford to pay it at once. Sep 19, 2014 at 5:36