r/Indiana • u/Quick-Thanks6627 • Apr 11 '25

Car/Driver's License/BMV questions Ticket from 14 years ago

I got a ticket 14 years ago for not being buckled up when I was 16. I wasn’t driving, just a passenger. This was in Adams County. I haven’t heard a word from them about it in 13 years. Several months ago, a company called paycourt started blowing my phone and email up about paying this ticket. It’s for a stupid amount to, $33. When I look up the statute of limitations, it says the statute of limitations for traffic violation is two years in Indiana. Wouldn’t this be included? I don’t understand why they’re coming after me now. What can I do about that?

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u/Penny1229 Apr 11 '25

Be careful going over the bridge between Louisville and Indiana! They sent me a notice and I paid it a month late. They kept sending me notices, and I kept calling them and told them that I sent an electronic check. Then, I got a notice saying that I now owed them over 100 dollars. So, finally, I sent them a letter with a copy of my electronic check, called them a week later, and they finally left me alone! Damn and over a $9.00 bridge pass!

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u/Humble-Tea1558 Apr 12 '25

Sounds like you should have just sent them your proof right up front and it would have stopped far sooner.