Traffic Violation
My husband is from mexico and does
not have a drivers license from
Texas, but has an international
driver's license. He got a traffic ticket
once before because our car had a
non-working tail light. So the police
officer accepted the driver's license
he had and only gave him a ticket for
the tail light. However, he got
stopped again recently for a non-
working license plate light. this time
the police officer gave him a warning
for that and gave him a ticket for no
driver's license. i was with him when
this happened and the cop as well
gave me one for letting him drive
with no DL. anyways i told him that
the previous cop took the DL so why
couldn't he. he said that was not a
valid DL and that the previous cop
must have not known. So my
question is should i see the judge or
a jury about this instead of just
paying the fine? if so which judge or
jury? or what should i do?
Re: Traffic Violation
Texas law, as most states, requires people who reside or intend to reside in the state to obtain a Texas driver's license. A foreign driver's license (other state or nation) is valid only if the driver is in the state temporarily. Once he is a resident, he becomes an unlicensed driver. You have little to argue about in court.
