I need advice!!!

You don't say what the ticket in Virginia was for.Was his license suspended by Virginia for being a no show?When you apply for a CDL permit the form will ask about previous suspensions or licenses from other states.What was the ticket in Maine for?He can have his license suspended for two serious violations in a three year period with a CDL even if driving a non cmv.Once you get your CDL permit in NJ you can schedule a road test 20 days later.I'am all for getting ready for a road test but what was he doing up in Maine driving on a permit.There are laws stating you must have valid CDL(not permit)before operating in interstate or intrastate commerce.The other thing is operating out of class.No road test in the appropriate vehicle.Post again when you find out more.Fmcsa 383.51 might help.

 

I'am getting a little closer to understanding this whole mess.Two tickets in Virginia for speeding,2001,2005.Failure to answer to these summones.I don't know why Virginia never informed New Jersey DMV of these violations.Perhaps the court in Virgina never got around to notifying it's own DMV which in turn notify New Jersey DMV.Only New Jersey can suspend your son's license.Maine,Virgina and New Jersey are part of a compact among states that share information on violations.In 2005 there was a not so thorough compact.Now it's very thorough.CLA,NDR,CDLIS.When your son renewed his license prior to this mess,just say 2 or 3 years ago,New Jersey might have just renewed the license with out any license background for violations in other states.Maybe Virginia didn't send New Jersey DMV any information because there were no convictions at the time.Present time,your son pays the tickets,now there are convictions on record as of October 2010.Virginia now has 30 days to send this record to New Jersey DMV.Also when your son applied for his CDL permit,New Jersey would have been required to run a background on his license with other states.Again it's not automatic when you apply,it could take 30 days.(NDR)National Driver Registry)shows violations without waiting.Your son should have taken care of the Virgina tickets prior to applying to and receiving a CDL.There is no plea down of tickets anymore with a CDL.You say he paid the Maine ticket.He should have waited and requested a court date giving him time to sort this out.The only thing I can say is request a drivers abstract from New Jersey.Check the date the suspension is listed on the abstract against the ticket in Maine.You might find the suspension listed after the date the ticket was received.Also check the date on the "Scheduled Order Of Suspension"the notice you should have received.The date it was suspended or sent may be different than the Maine tickets date.This may show the court with proof that you had no knowledge your license was suspended.You may also check the back of the "Scheduled Order of Suspension" for insructions on how satisfy a "Failure to Appear" suspension on your record.(Virginia ticket)Last thing.You might use your logbook as proof that you were not home to receive or sign for mail.An order of suspension is usually sent by certified mail,signature requried and the USPS keeps that on record.So don't use the logbook defense if you signed for this letter.However if someone else signed for it and you never received it from them you might have a case.Just check with USPS for who signed for it if indeed it was sent that way.Isn't trucking fun?Good luck to you.

 

I was thinking about this if va wasent paid in the time it should have been then maybe the suspension took place after that dat then he got anoth in maine and paid that then after the fact paid va but I seen ohio do the same to a driver and what it boiled down to was even tho he paid the ticket in ohio he was still suspended due to the fact that their was also a reenstatement fee to activate his dl which was 500.00 of which I loaned him.