License suspended by NJ despite having paid moving violation ticket

Submitted by streakerg t3_11f5v05 in Pennsylvania

I got a ticket for talking on my phone while driving to AC in Oct 2021. The cop said he’d send the ticket in the mail and it never came. I honestly forgot about it also. Eventually (6 months later or something) mail came that said I had to have a zoom court date and that my license had been suspended. So I had the court date, paid the fine, and PENNDOT still says my license is indefinitely suspended due to this issue. How do I get NJ to report it as satisfied to PENNDOT? I tried to call both but of course got hung up on due to high call volumes.

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No-Setting9690 t1_jahquwg wrote

When was it paid? Normally there is a suspension period, how long of a suspension were you given? When did it start?

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streakerg OP t1_jahs9ft wrote

It was an indefinite suspension because I didn’t reply to the ticket initially (because nothing came in the mail)

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No-Setting9690 t1_jahuah3 wrote

This is a lawyer's site, but appears you have work to do. https://licenserestorationpa.com/

Get a copy from NJ that you did what was needed and then get it into hands of PA DMV.
I can tell you NJ is horrible for this, absolutely horrible. You might want to call your local congressperson, they can get things rolling better.

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streakerg OP t1_jahuzm2 wrote

Thanks for that. Can’t believe this all stemmed from talking on the phone while driving. If there’s a lesson I learned from this, it’s stay out of New Jersey.

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TyCobbsMom t1_jahwk3f wrote

Asking because I have to drive in Jersey, but was it hands free or were you holding a phone?

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streakerg OP t1_jahz1tt wrote

I was holding it if I remember correctly. PA isn’t a hands free state (at least I don’t think so) so I didn’t think anything of it.

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IamSauerKraut t1_jahsfnl wrote

Get a certified copy of payment and submit that in-person to PennDOT.

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TSUTigers95 t1_jai90cx wrote

Because you posted it. It’s out there for people to comment on. It’s been a lawn in. We jersey for years that you have to be hands free.

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TSUTigers95 t1_jai84uj wrote

Or the lesson is don’t break the law.

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