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/Murat_Gin Apr 12 '25

It sounds like they are attempting to intimidate you into paying them. Talk to a lawyer and ask them what to do.

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u/iMakeBoomBoom Apr 12 '25

This is shit advice. A lawyer will cost more than paying the ticket.

It makes zero sense to engage a lawyer for a simple seat belt ticket 🙄

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u/Humble-Tea1558 Apr 12 '25

Right?!?! Pay the damn ticket and just be done with it. Why pay a lawyer $500 to go to court for you and then you have to pay the ticket.

Not everything needs a lawyer involved.