First of all, this doesn't work everywhere since some jurisdictions have joint liability for the registered owner and driver[1] and some don't care at all and t

First of all, this doesn't work everywhere since some jurisdictions have joint liability for the registered owner and driver[1] and some don't care at all and the registered owner is ticketed regardless of the driver (protip- don't lend your car to people who break the law). But secondly, reading the post it seems like OP did break the law and is trying to get off on some technicality, which I admit I can't support. Sorry, don't drive like a jerk if you don't want to deal with the consequences. While fines might not discourage some people, points on the license tend to stop repeat offenders. [1] http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/auto_enforce.html http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/auto_enforce.html