JackTheTripper said:
what kind of ticket is this? If you're in a cage durring commute time by yourself? does it count as a point on your record which will cause your insurance to increase or is it like a parking or fix it ticket where you pay the fine and it's not on your record.
Thanks.
It depends. Around here, the common violation is VC 21655.5(b), which does not carry a point. In Santa Clara County, while the traffic school option may be offered, people should check with their insurance companies to determine if that particular violation would affect their rates, prior to paying and signing up for traffic school.
The latest fine I saw was $355...up from $345. Recently, I noticed southern Calif. freeways had "$345 min." signs posted. I suppose northern Calif. never got around to changing-out the older "$271 minimum" signs.
Just sitting in a carpool lane without the proper vehicle or proper-number-of-occupants may not, in itself, be a violation, if the driver actually makes a turn from the "carpool/HOV" lane at the next intersection. This generally applies to carpool lanes with intersections, like on Capitol Expressway or San Tomas Expressway where the right-hand lanes are the carpool lanes, crossing 4-way intersections.
Generally, when a fine is paid regarding a violation, the violation is on one's record. Whether the violation has a point-count is up to the DMV. Whether one's insurance premium rises is up to the insurance company.
Parking tickets are more apt to follow the vehicles, with bills made to the registered owners. Treat parking tickets as a separate subject.