Originally Posted by
phxsun2001
I received a red light camera ticket in Tucson where I live. They tried to serve the court paper every other day 2 weeks before the court date. I did not open the door. They must have dropped the case because I did not received anything for 2 months. A few of my friend avoid paying using the same strategy in Arizona.
It is going to be harder for them to serve you and I don't think they are going to because you are out of state.
If i were you, I would report lost of my credit card so that Avis cannot use your credit card to pay the fine. If I can beat a local red light ticket, you should be able to beat an out of state ticket. $400 is a lot of money and CA need you to help their budget problem.
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I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY,
nor do I play one on TV.
First, I do not know what the law is in Arizona, but in most states, it is not necessary to serve someone for a motor vehicle moving or parking violation. That means, someone MIGHT have been trying to serve you for something you were not aware of.
Second, again, I do not know what the law is in Arizona, but in Florida and several other states, if repeated attempts for service are not successful over a certain period of time, there is something called alternative service. In Florida, and some other states, after repeated, attempted, in person, unsuccessful service, the party bringing the lawsuit has the option to publish notice of service in the legal newspaper of record for a certain period of time. In Florida, I'm not sure, but I think the time period is 60 days, after which time the law suit is considered fully served, and the case can proceed. Of course at that point, if you do not file an answer within the allowable period of time and/or appear at the first hearing, you will lose by default, and a judgment will be entered on the court records and then recorded against you. So, if I were you, I would not be so proud of avoiding service, and also, it would be a good idea for you to contact an attorney to find out what might have happened, and what the lawsuit was about. Every state is different in some ways, but there are many similarities too. I am not giving legal advice, I am giving common sense advice, and I hope that it works out for you.