What is the worst that could happen for an unpaid speeding ticket in Minnesota?

Answer 1

The worst that could happen is that your license would be suspended, you'd be pulled over or involved in an accident and then ordered to appear in court for driving on a suspended license. Depending on the judge, you could end up with high court fines or a revoked license. If you get caught driving on a revoked license, you get to go to jail. Pay the ticket. After failing to appear or respond to the ticket, the Court can and sooner or later will order a bench warrent for your arrest - for failure to respond. That is a criminal matter, punishable by additional fines (on top of the growing one for the ticket itself) and even jail time. Agreeably they normally don't go around busting your door down to enforce the warrent, but any time your being checked for anything, (job checks too), it will appear. So, if your pulled over for speeding, driving without a taillight, suspecious whatever, even just run through as a passenger in a vehicle or such, the warrent will appear and it's straight to jail to wait for a court appearance to answer it. (Understand that considering your warrent is for failure to appear at court, it is very unlikely they would then allow you to walk away with a promise you will now do so). Please consider, the idea of ignoring a ticket is not novel or original. The system is very preapred to respond to it and does so with the added offense that your disrespecting it's authority...your making it personal!