Traffic tickets and citizenship applications

[subha_1962]

Hi,

I need some advice and info. This morning I was stopped by a cop and said I rolled over a stop sigh without stopping and gave me a ticket. The fine is $110 and I have three options.
1. Plea of guilt and pay the fine
2. Early resolution by meeting with prosecutor in person or phone ( I might be able to lessen the amount to pay)
3. Trial option - to appear in court to plead not guilty.

My gut feeling is to plead guilty and pay the fine to avoid hassle even though it is a lot of money for me. But I do not want to jeopardize my future citizenship application. Could someone please please tell me which option is better and would it affect my citizenship application (haven't applied yet waiting for 3/5 to kick in) in any way. Please let me know ....Dpenbill, Spyfy, or anyone please. Very worried.

 

[kbanatwala]

Hi,

I need some advice and info. This morning I was stopped by a cop and said I rolled over a stop sigh without stopping and gave me a ticket. The fine is $110 and I have three options.
1. Plea of guilt and pay the fine
2. Early resolution by meeting with prosecutor in person or phone ( I might be able to lessen the amount to pay)
3. Trial option - to appear in court to plead not guilty.

My gut feeling is to plead guilty and pay the fine to avoid hassle even though it is a lot of money for me. But I do not want to jeopardize my future citizenship application. Could someone please please tell me which option is better and would it affect my citizenship application (haven't applied yet waiting for 3/5 to kick in) in any way. Please let me know ....Dpenbill, Spyfy, or anyone please. Very worried.

No... what ever you select from these 3 options posted above will not jeopardize my future citizenship application.

 

[screech339]

The ticket you received was under provincial jurisdiction. It will have no affect on your citizenship application.

 

[subha_1962]

Thanks a million to both of you screech339 and kbanatwala, am relieved. It was a bad morning with kids playing up etc etc,and I didn't realize I didn't really stop, and the first thought that came to my mind was "have I jeopardized my Cit application". Thanks again God bless you both

 

[links18]

Why would a minor traffic ticket jeopardize a citizenship application? Did you hurt someone? No. Is it a crime of moral turpitude? No. Are you a repeat offender who has had their license to drive suspended? Doesn't sound like it. Wouldn't denying someone citizenship based on such a minor thing be disproportionate and violate any standard of reasonableness in an ostensibly democratic society based on the rule of law? Yes, it would.

In other words: Relax!

 

[canvis2006]

Always choose #3 method, take a chance and hopefully the cop won't show up in court.
And ofcourse ensure you do a full stop @ all stop signs in future.
Stop signs are one of the biggest traps for these cops, they love catching people there and collect more money for govt to waste on $hit

 

[subha_1962]

Thanks again to all of you