[shortsht]

Maryland. My husband was in a collision on his 50cc scooter with a car. No one was hurt, but my husband was given 3 tickets by the police officer. Driving with suspended license. (He doesn't have an active license, he turned it in and has an id only card.) Driving with expired license. Driving off road while passing. (MVA online website instructed him to ride only on the side of the road, never directly on the road. The county police say the opposite.) My husband is instructed to attend a Drivers License Diversion Program AND restore his driving privileges by paying off fines.

If he attends the Program, he's wiping out the tickets, but he wonders if he should forego it and fight the fact that he got incorrect tickets.

What direction should he go? Attend the class and admit to guilt, or argue the tickets he believes are "illegal"?

[JudyKayTee]

How much time and money is he willing to expend?

There is no such thing as an illegal ticket. If he believes the ticket is incorrect he should take the Law to Court with him as evidence.

I took a quick look at Maryland law and it indicates that scooters are just like any other motor vehicle (cars, trucks, motorcycles) and it is illegal to pass off the highway, on the shoulder or over the fog line.

[Fr_Chuck]

I would do the program, most likely you would want or need an attorney to have a chance at fighting the tickets, and even then would still maybe lose.

[darwinwright]

I was told by my lawyer to take the program. I had similar tickets and it does seem like a shakedown and I almost thought fraudulent the way they were coming after my cash. This seems to be on the up and up and I will let you know what happens when I complete the course this month.