A question before applying for US Citizenship.

[Onleewords]

Its one of those questions again...please advise..

I was involved in a multi car accident and mine was the last car of the lot.When the cops arrived they could not decide what to do so they gave me a reckless ticket and some sort of tickets/warnings to others. He also asked me to go to the court for further evaluation of my ticket. I had a clean record prior to this . No tickets whatsoever.Went to court and the judge told me that he will waive the ticket off if i go to driving improvement which i did. Now when i check my DMV record it shows a perfect +5. I am a little confused. Did i get a ticket or not (since it was waived). I did submit court fees of $60. Also, dod mention this in my N400 application or not?

Your replies would be appreciated.

 

[Bobsmyth]

The driving improvement class allowed you not to loose points on your license, thereby keeping your record clean. No need to list minor traffic citations if the total amount is less than $500, although this doesn't mean that they won't ask you about any past traffic tickets during the interview.

 

[Jojo72]

Since you had a ticket with a fine and a court hearing I would mention it on your application based from what I read on this board. On a separate piece of paper explain what happened and attach your court disposition and proof that you payed your fine. That's it, I would not worry about it too much. You can also opt I guess to just mention it during the interview.

 

[boatbod]

Be very careful.

I don't know which state you reside in, but here in Maryland, a "Reckless" ticket carries the potential of a $1000 fine and/or 1yr in jail. Under that basis alone, you MUST declare that you received this citation and had to appear in court. The fact that you only had to attend driver education is irrelevant, and for immigration purposes its likely you will be considered to have been found guilty of the original charge.

I recommend you might want to consult with a criminal/immigration attorney before filing your application. At the very least, you'll need to provide a copy of a court certified case disposition.