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by dolni 108 days ago
If it's their vehicle and the vehicle wasn't stolen, the owner should know who was driving it. Courts do compel people to testify sometimes (when it is not self-incriminating).
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They are not required to know who is driving their registered vehicle at all times, just that anyone that is allowed to drive it has a license.
What are some scenarios where a vehicle owner knows that the vehicle is being driven by someone with a license, but not who that person is?
Happens all the time. You and your spouse do the same or similar route (e.g. bring child to school) and a month later you get a ticket. Who was driving that day?
You have one spouse and several children, and all of them have a license and are allowed to use the car?
Your court date will be weeks after receiving the citation in the mail. Most families talk once in a while.
The state is constitutionally unable to force you to testify against yourself because the judge ruled these tickets are quasi criminal