True Legal Story Number 3
Joe is 21 years old. His brother, Sam, is not. Joe agrees to trade drivers licenses for the weekend. You can use your imagination as to why Sam might want to appear 21. Joe was driving his car, upon which he is just placed oversized tires. The speedometer reads 40 mph, which is the speed limit. Therefore, Joe was very surprised to stop by the police. Having learned his lesson the hard way, Joe is determined that the stop will only result in a ticket. The officer asks for Joe's license. Return to panic city. Joe only has Sam's license. Either he shows no license at all, in which case you'll get a ticket for no drivers license, or he gives the officer Sam's license.
Once again, Joe makes the wrong choice. Gives the officer Sam's license, hoping this is a routine license check and nobody will get a ticket. The officer wants to know where Joe's glasses are. Joe has forgotten that Sam has to wear glasses to drive a car. Joe says he left it at home. The officer then says that he stopped Joe for speeding. Joe, pretending to be Sam, says that his speedometer read 40 mph. The officer then tells Joe that oversized tires make the speedometer inaccurate, unless you alter the speedometer.
The officer then tickets Joe, in Sam's name, for speeding and not wearing glasses. Poor Joe. Once more he's got himself in a costly mess. This time he's dragged Sam into it, too. If they keep quiet about the deception, Sam will have two tickets on his record, plus the GPS will move to suspend his license for driving without his glasses. If they tell the truth, Joe will get a ticket for speeding and another one for presenting a license not his own. Sam will get a ticket for allowing his license to be used by someone else. Then they will both face license suspension.
Joe could have avoided all of this by reviews and when his license. There is always the chance Sam I get caught using it, and they both face license suspension. Even if Joe did trade licenses, he could have avoided most of the trouble by telling the officer that he didn't have his license with him, which is perfectly true. He would have been ticketed for speeding in no license.
The no-license ticket would be dropped by the court when Joe showed his valid license. Nobody would have faced suspension as long as Sam didn't get caught.
Once again, Joe makes the wrong choice. Gives the officer Sam's license, hoping this is a routine license check and nobody will get a ticket. The officer wants to know where Joe's glasses are. Joe has forgotten that Sam has to wear glasses to drive a car. Joe says he left it at home. The officer then says that he stopped Joe for speeding. Joe, pretending to be Sam, says that his speedometer read 40 mph. The officer then tells Joe that oversized tires make the speedometer inaccurate, unless you alter the speedometer.
The officer then tickets Joe, in Sam's name, for speeding and not wearing glasses. Poor Joe. Once more he's got himself in a costly mess. This time he's dragged Sam into it, too. If they keep quiet about the deception, Sam will have two tickets on his record, plus the GPS will move to suspend his license for driving without his glasses. If they tell the truth, Joe will get a ticket for speeding and another one for presenting a license not his own. Sam will get a ticket for allowing his license to be used by someone else. Then they will both face license suspension.
Joe could have avoided all of this by reviews and when his license. There is always the chance Sam I get caught using it, and they both face license suspension. Even if Joe did trade licenses, he could have avoided most of the trouble by telling the officer that he didn't have his license with him, which is perfectly true. He would have been ticketed for speeding in no license.
The no-license ticket would be dropped by the court when Joe showed his valid license. Nobody would have faced suspension as long as Sam didn't get caught.