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Traffic Tickets- A Somewhat Severe Case (or not) Please Advise.
- Thread starter iknow
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actually i was trying to deffend my grounds as i havnt mentioned my traffic tickets on the N400, i have the proof of fines paid and the disposition papers,i plan to carry it with me for the interview with the IO, just incase.
I didn't mention traffic tickets on the N-400, but I carried proof of payment for the ones that I could find. The IO didn't ask about traffic tickets, so I didn't mention them. Case closed.
but not every person considers traffic tickets as a citation, certain IOs dont as traffic tickets is not like a criminal offence. like one of the fellows in the fourm posted i quote unless u drove the car into the community pool and have been on the 5'0clock newls'
OK... in that case, can you give me an example of what these people may consider a citation when used alongside arrest and detention by a law officer. (Additionally, if looked at your 'ticket', it actually says 'citation' not 'ticket')
I don't think ANY IO considers a minor traffic ticket as a criminal offense and I don't think there's anyone on this board arguing that a minor traffic ticket is a criminal offense. The argument is really about whether to declare (or not) these minor tickets on the N400.
So in most cases where you have a couple of tickets here and there, there is no issue with listing them on the N400. But when you see cases like 19 in the last 5 years (and probably many more before that), then one has to suggest the 'I don't recall' defense (in this case 'I got confused by the instructions' defense) .
In this case, I'd do what Vorpal (and thousands of others) did. It is the low risk approach.
Declaring 19 recent tickets may (not will, just may) call into question a person's (in)ability to obey the laws of the United States.
IO (Civics Test): What is one promise you make when you become a US citizen.
Answer: Obey the Laws of the United States
[FAKE Scenario]
IO: Hmm... you haven't being doing too well on that front have you? You were caught 19 times and given that you have a 1% chance of getting caught for a moving violation, means you broke the law 2000 times over the last 5 years. WAAAAH!!! DENIED (or more appropriately. 'A decision cannot be made at this time....)
(Ok, I hope y'all know I'm kidding on this last thing...)
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