Jim Tubman stands with his soon-to-be-expired drivers license and his Toyota Prius. He received a letter saying he can't renew his license unless he resolves an Arizona speeding ticket from 1991.New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission ,He’d have 30 days to get the other state to issue a “no match letter” saying he wasn’t the person with the violation, or he’d have to otherwise make things right with the other state and get a letter saying so.
“I’ve renewed my license many times over these 33-plus years and there has never been a question,” he said. “After all this time, Arizona is saying that I have an open citation.”“Since the end of April, I’ve tried to resolve this matter with the determination of Ahab following the white whale,” he said.Tubman said he first reached out to court officials in Benson, Arizona — the scene of the crime — and they advised him to send an email to the justice of the peace, asking for leniency.
He waited 11 days, and while his check was cashed, he didn’t receive the letter, so he called again. By then it was May 14. But that, too, was a problem. After numerous attempts to pay the charge online with a PIN he was given by Arizona, the transaction wouldn’t go through. “The customer must resolve any PDPS issue with the other state before the issuance or renewal can proceed in New Jersey,” he said.