Approx three years ago I was a flight instructor who gave private pilot flight instruction, I was in the process of teaching a couple to fly when they approached me with a proposition of giving me a pickup truck to finish paying for their lessons, I agreed and they signed the title over to me and I lessened the truck in my name and drove it for approx three months. When it came time for them to get a faa flight physical they admitted to me that they both used controlled substances and could not pass the drug test, so naturally I could not continue to fly with them morally or legally . When I refused to continue to teach them they demanded their truck back, I advised them they could pay the cost for the lessons they had received and I would sign the truck back to them, but they refused, nothing else happened for several months and I eventually moved to another state. Before I left I again told them to pay me or the truck was still in my name . They had me charged with grand theft in Florida and there are warrants issued, where do I stand?

If they signed the title over to you, you will be fine. Just contact the authorities immediately. You have legal proof (signed title) that they vehicle was given to you as compensation. You will be fine.

You probably won't even have to appear, you more than likely can talk to the desk sergeant and tell them that you have a signed legal title that was processed by their state and the truck is in your name.

I would strongly suggest that you go in person with the title to the truck and discuss this with the Prosecuting Attorney your present situation. Be sure to bring along any other paperwork you have from these two people and the flying lesson scenerio. Telephone calls are not going to just make the warrant go away.

Desk sargents have nothing to do with warrants. You may also want to contact an attorney about this as well to be sure you understand where you legally are at this point in time. Warrants for Grand Theft are not easily gotten rid of and you want to make sure it is quashed properly and not by a desk sergeant - but by a JUDGE.

I assume you are still out of state. If so, do not go back to FL without trying to resolve this remotely.

The first question is whether you registered the title change with the FL DMV. If you did, then I would send a copy of the title to the county attorney requesting that the charges be dropped. The next step, is that is refused ois to hire a local attorney to squash the charges.

You hire an attorney and let them file the motions to have the case dismissed.

If you show up, they will put handcuffs on you and place you in jail most likely before you get to explain anything. Also the police have little to do with this now, they took a police report, turned it over to an ast DA who took it to a judge to get a warrant issued. So this is far beyond going in and talking to a police officer

Hello nick:

I don't know why I'm the guy that always finds the holes. It ain't fair, I tell you.

Being a licensed private pilot, I recall that I was required to obtain my class lll medical certificate BEFORE I could obtain a student license. I also don't believe a medical certificate requires a drug test. Mine never did.

Something's funny. Want to explain?

excon

If they signed the title over to you, you will be fine. Just contact the authorities immediately. You have legal proof (signed title) that they vehicle was given to you as compensation. You will be fine.


I disagree - I don't know what the contract between the parties was. Lessons up to the point where they could pass their tests?

It would appear that the person posting was titled the truck as part of a contract and he may or may not have violated the contract - was there a provision if the contract was not completed?