What will happen in court if I was at-fault for accident and had no insurance?
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What will happen in court if I was at-fault for accident and had no insurance?
I was uninsured and received 2 tickets – failure to yield from “private drive” and failure to have insurance. I went to court a few days ago and pled guilty. The guy who I was dealing with said he was going to put me as “not guilty” so I can get a “no jury” trial (I don’t know what that means) and have to come back in July for another court date. At the moment I am dealing with the collection agency for payment plans. What does the court do? And what else will they possibly fine me/say next month? I don’t understand why he did that when I went to court the first time. There were no injuries in the accident.
Asked on June 10, 2011 under Accident Law, Illinois
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Injuries in a car accident are not necessarily the issue for your particular tickets. Bottom line, you did not have insurance and you caused the accident by failing to yield. No jury trial means your case is reviewed and ordered by the judge (the judge makes the decision). So at this point, these violations may impact your driver's license but your civil private dealings for the pay plan are different than these issues, which are either in traffic court or criminal court depending on how the violations are categorized. You should consider talking to an attorney at least about these violations and if there should be cause for concern.
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