FORGERY

Reduced

ORIGINAL FORGERY CHARGE REDUCED TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT

OTHER

Convicted

IN AUGUST 1990 I PURCHASED A CAR WITH A BANK CHECK FROM A LOCAL USED CAR DEALER. I PAID THE DEALER FOR THE CAR AS WELL AS THE FEES INVOLVED FOR THE TRANSFER OF MY LICENSE PLATES FROM MY PREVIOUS CAR. THE DEALER GAVE ME A TEMPORARY DEALER REGISTRATION STICKER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I RETURNED TO THE DEALER UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE TEMPORARY REGISTRATION AND HE ASSURED ME I WOULD SOON RECEIVE MY PERMANENT REGISTRATION IN THE MAIL FROM THE DEPT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. THIS CONTINUED FOR APPX 5-6 MONTHS. IN JANUARY 1991 I WAS PULLED OVER IN NEW ROCHELLE NY FOR SPEEDING. THE OFFICER QUESTIONED ME REGARDING THE REGISTRATION. HE STATED THE REGISTRATION WAS NOT VALID, SUGGESTING THE CAR MAY BE STOLEN. AT THAT TIME, I WAS CHARGED FOR A CRIME THE CAR DELAER HAD COMMITTED UNBEKNOWN TO ME. UPON APPEARING IN COURT, I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR LEGITIMATELY AND IT WAS NOT A STOLEN VEHICLE. THE CHARGES WERE AGREED TO BE REDUCED TO WHAT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME AS A FINE WITH NO MOVING VIOLATIONS. I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY A FINE BASED ON A PLEA BARGAIN TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT.