n-400, ticket, and license suspension

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Mochi22

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Iam currently answering my N-400>I live in Arkansas. i had a ticket( my first and only ticket) in january 2009 for fleeing the scene of the accident. here's what happened. i hit a car while parking on a parking lot and didnt leave my information. i got a ticket about a week later. i went to court and pleaded guilty. i paid $70 for the fine and $75 for court cost and some other fee and they totalled $150. My license was suspended for 90 days. Is it a criminal offense? if not, what kind of offense is it?
i ordered a background check last May 2011 on myself for nursing school and it showed no criminal records or any kind of records. i also went to my local DMV to get a driving record but the lady that run my license said that there's nothing on my record. The same day that I went to the dmv, i went to the court house to get a copy of my receipt for the ticket (they have it). How come my ticket doesn't show on my record? is it because that ticket is the first and only one i had and it has been 2 years since i had it. will this affect my application for us citzenship (like being denied)? I plan on disclosing it, it's just that im afraid that there might be some mistakes on my record because i had a ticket and it does not show on my driving record.
what documents do i need to have to prove that i paid all the fines and completed all the requirements to get my license reinstated?
 
Stop worrying. A single ticket does not preclude you from naturalization. No documentation is needed for tickets below $500 per USCIS instructions.
 
The referred violation is not a barrier to obtain Naturalization.

However, you MUST disclose the fact that you were cited.
If asked for documentation*, you should either present it or explain why it is not available (certified letter from clerk of the court that no record exists, etc.).

*NOTE: Under the law you are not required to produce the documentation for minor traffic violations under $500, however, some applicants were asked for the documentation anyway ( USCIS Officer having said something to the effect that "in order for me to be assured that you are not required to present documentation, I must see and verify one").

Your best course of action is to answer YES to 16.D, go to clerks office in municipal court, request any records available certified [including the letter of no record, if none exist] and bring those with you to the interview, just in case you are asked to produce documentation.

Good luck
 
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