First, a definition: VIOLATION VACATION -- when you're going to rack up so many damned violations that you'll be able to take a short vacation on the creditors if all goes well. Well, the city of chicago supposedly gave me some parking tickets. Tisk Tisk. Ignored 'em -- they weren't from my car, of course. Anyhow, they kept annoying me. Well, lo and behold they friggin served me up with a little old collection notice for these tickets. Exhibit "A" (126KB) : http://www.chicagotechnologies.com/1st-collection.jpg Do I spot a blatant violation of the FDCPA? Can't I legally ask for validation? Um, nowhere in there, along with the big imprint "Collection" do they have the mini miranda. OPPS! Since IANAL I'd like a little confirmation from the folks here at creditnet -- does this look like a collection notice? Do I have a leg to stand on?
I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure an OC doesn't have to include a mini-miranda. This is obviously a notice from the city (the OC). While they are attempting to get you to pay the tickets, this is not a "collection notice" per se. I would suggest calling the clerk of the court and finding out when traffic court hearings are. If the tickets don't belong to your car, the judge has the power to strike them right then and there (well at least in my jurisdiction they do). Alternatively, the clerk of the court should have access to DMV records, and can see that the vehicle in question is not registered in your name. If they ARE yours, I would strongly urge you to pay them, or at least make payment arrangements on them. Unpaid traffic tickets can cause legal problems, the least of which is credit issues. Your license can be suspended, you can have warrants placed for your arresst, you can even get JAIL time! Either way, be sure to act on this ASAP!
STREET CLEANING...you would think for $150.00 somebody parked in front of the fire station blocking the driveway!!!
The biggest question that pops into my mind is how a freaking criminal action can be turned into a civil action.
Re: Re: Re: Suing a City Revenue Dept? Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by LBrown59 Big? How did you manage to get the tickets If your car wasn't parked there? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1*THE BILL CAME IN THE MAIL... A.K.A. RODNEY DANGERFIELD ============================= 1*Next Question: How did it manage to do that when his car wasn't parked there? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I looked at the web site. The notice is quite vague. No license plate # Very incomplete Veh. Description. No Ticket # No location as to where the alleged violation occurred. No defendants name on the invoice, etc., ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This invoice could have been mass mailed to anybody. Makes me wonder if NextLevel was the only who got it!! ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Something seems odd about this -- I've gotten a parking ticket or 2 in my day and must admit I have never seen one so vague as this. The END ************************* LB 59
1*The biggest question that pops into my mind is how a freaking criminal action can be turned into a civil action. dixidriftr 1*How does getting somebody else's tickets maybe even a counterfit ticket make NextLevel a criminal and why would it be a criminal act?
1*While they are attempting to get you to pay the tickets, this is not a "collection notice" per se. 2*If the tickets don't belong to your car 3*the clerk of the court should have access to DMV records, and can see that the vehicle in question is not registered in your name. 4*the clerk of the court should have access to DMV records, and can see that the vehicle in question is not registered in your name. 5*If they ARE yours, 6*Your license can be suspended, you can have warrants placed for your arrest, you can even get JAIL time! kismet_197 ========================= 1*Why are they trying to make him pay for a car that's not his? 2*Then why did he get the tickets? 3*It would seem that his isn't the car in question. 4*It appears the registration may be in question not the auto. 5*He says they ain't his. 6*Even if you didn't park the car
lol...thanks all. Well, I must confess: they *MIGHT* be my parking tickets. I just wanna be REAL sure =) Anyhow - I'm going to pay the tickets to avoid hassle and possible criminal problems. The city of Chicago has a GREAT ticket program. Just park your car on your own street sometime and see! Jokingly, we used to call it the "Welcome to Chicago" newsletter.
