{"id":7543,"date":"2017-04-30T18:54:41","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T18:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinaattorneys.com\/?p=7543"},"modified":"2025-03-13T12:33:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T16:33:45","slug":"what-happens-if-i-pay-old-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-i-pay-old-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens If I Pay Old Traffic Tickets?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>I want to do the right thing. \u00a0What happens if I pay old tickets? Why was my license revoked?<\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>If you pay off a ticket while you&#8217;re in a period of revocation or suspension, that actually may result in additional period of revocation or suspension &#8211; Bill Powers\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-30-at-3.03.09-PM.png\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7547 size-full lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-30-at-3.03.09-PM.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-30-at-3.03.09-PM.png\" width=\"660\" height=\"573\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">SEE MORE: \u00a0<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/NCGS-20-28.1-ADDITIONAL-REVOCATION-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NCGS 20-28.1 ADDITIONAL REVOCATION 2017<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-i-pay-old-tickets\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What Happens If I Pay Old Traffic Tickets?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I want to do the right thing. \u00a0What happens if I pay old tickets? 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