yes, the ticket, when totaled is like 180 or 190$
I'm obviously not a lawyer type.. but i was unde rthe impression a misdemeanor was still a serious charge? I know not a felony.. but it sounds like something that may limit you on an application.
a traffic ticket would be more of a civil infraction / penal code violation.. right/.. but a misd' that's something that will come back on a record check.. or a dl check by law enforcement no?
whole deal was bad judgement and bad timing and bad decision.
her 17yr old sun has nbeen staying a few weeks up north with a friend. my friends drove up to retrieve their son, and took one of his friends with them for the trip. the got there sunday afternoon, and were going to leave monday afternoon. they were goin gto buy the 1 day fishing licenses and all go fly fishing.
the son up there ALREADY had his license. the friend took a reel from the truck, with no fly or hook on it, and just practiced casting it a few times.... just a leader and sinker on it. the son with the license actually put a fly with hook on his pole and cast in. the father stayed at the truck playing with his digital camera, as did the mom... son with the license wanted to get something out of his bag and asked the mom to hold the pole ( bad idea.. no license.. holding pole in water ).. anyway at that moment the game officer literally walks out from behind the bushes and checks eveybodies license status. the mom got the ticket for the pole in the water.. the son with license was ok. the leo argued for 30m trying to give the dad in the truck a ticket even though he was no where near the water or a pole. and the friend with the hookless line in the water got a ticket.
the leo was a young guy and as i hear it.. a pretty hard .. um.. 'but' . the ticket infraction box checked for the friend states fishing with line and hook with no license. I personally don't see how that fits.. as his line had no hook. sounds like a technicality to me. the mom.. well.. bad timing...and bad decision to hold the pole. IMHO, the leo could have been a lil more understanding since he was obviously watching them from a few yards away, hidden, and heard the mom and dad telling the boys they would be back inthe morning to fish when they all had a license and to quit waisting time / daylight.
i don't mind law enforcement.. but I think a lil discretion was needed here...
I know my friends and I believe 1010% of the story as it was told to me. so far, 'mom' made a bad decision to hold the line and was technically breaking the law. 'frien'd, however, as it looks on paper, should not have been cited IMHO...
and dad? why was the leo drumming up a charge when it was clear he was watching them and knew the facts. why lie?
seems unscrupulous.