If I have an unpaid speeding ticket, will that prevent me from getting a passport for a vacation??
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If I have an unpaid speeding ticket, will that prevent me from getting a passport for a vacation??
I received a speeding ticket in one state with a license that I had in another. Since then I have not been able to pay the ticket off and my license has been suspended. This was about 2 years ago.
Asked on December 29, 2011 under General Practice, New Jersey
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Most likely an unpaid speeding ticket issued by law enforcement in one of our states will not prevent you from getting an American passport. The reason is that the issuance of American passports are issued from the federal level and not the state level.
Your unpaid speeding ticket was issued at the state level. Despite this, I suggest that you make every effort to get the unpaid speeding ticket paid off sooner rather than later in that accrued interest and penalties have been tacked onto the face amount of the ticket.
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