Re: help---10 year old utah bench warrant

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On 7/12/06, karen wrote:
> I just moved back to utah, 9 years and 3 kids later, now
> divorced. I haven't even been in town for a week, and I
> got pulled over for my headligt being out. The officer
> was going to let me go, but after running my license, he
> said that I had a warrant out....after my mom pawned her
> wedding ring to get me out of jail, paying money to get my
> truck out of impound, and other fees I won't even get
> into, I just went to court and they were most likely going
> to impose at least another 500 dollars in fines....The
> problem is, I know that I brought in proof of getting my
> tailight fixed, proof of insurance, and proof of
> registration back in 1996 when the citation was
> issued....what can I do now? I don't have the paperwork
> anymore, I can't prove that I showed proof, I don't even
> remember what car I was driving at the time....I am really
> scared....I am not the type that you would ever expect to
> see in court, but I feel like the judge is looking at me
> like a hardened criminal that meant to break the
> law....Why didn't they forward the notice of bench warrant
> to my new address when I moved????? I would have taken
> care of it all again if I knew that there was a
> problem...what do I do???

If you don't have the proof that this was cleared up years
ago, pay the fines and move on with your life.