[Judge Roy Bean]

Originally Posted by mystic one

I recieved a citation stating, that i have to pay 320 dollars for a suspended DL ... The "event" took place in OHIO.. The statue states that if i dont pay it, your dl can be supsended , not eligible for renew, or ineligiable for application for an ohio dl.. The thing is, i dont reside in OHIo and would never desire one. They didnt say your license will be put into the national system and your license can be revoked, it simply stated ohio in the letter, no reference to other states. What is the worst case scenario if i dishonor the Ohio citation, if i live in indiana, Will they just place a judgement on my credit report?

So we have to assume you were driving in Ohio with a suspended Indiana driver's license, right?

It won't hit your credit report, but if you don't respond, eventually a warrant will be issued by an Ohio court for your arrest for failure to appear.

So unless you get pulled over again in Ohio, the only thing you have to worry about is getting pulled over in Indiana and still having a suspended license. If and when that happens, the Ohio warrant might show up as well. I suspect at that point, the situation will be handled a bit differently. Instead of sending you off with another ticket, you may find yourself on foot and your vehicle impounded.

Then again, if you're a repeat offender in Indiana (which is probably why your license is suspended), they may decide to take you into custody.