Ticket - duh, and ouch

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

I got a ticket today in Somerville for expired registration.  The danged license plate says "SEP" and today is "OCT".  I'm going to the RMV with a friend tomorrow (she's driving her car) to get the registration up to date. 2 questions for Davis Square:

1. Ticket is for $100.  If I get my registration fixed tomorrow, is there any way I can possibly get the ticket taken off/forgiven/lessened if I show them I fixed the issue ASAP?  Who do I talk to about that possibility?

2. Do I get points on my license for this and the associated raised insurance fees? 

I haven't gotten a ticket of any kind in over 15 years.  I feel so dirty!  and Bad!

Note to all: CHECK THE DANGED MONTH ON YOUR LICENSE PLATE AND ON YOUR WINDSHIELD STICKER TODAY!!!!
also: check when your driver's license expires.  It's no fun to get a ticket for something like that which is so easily avoided.

Addendum: I got the opportunity to pay the ticket with the same check used to pay the renewal, so the ticket is paid.  It was NOT a 'Somerville' ticket, it was a MA general ticket, complete with my driver's license info.  So according to what others said below, I'm likely to be surcharged.  Which sux.  So now I likely have 2 points against me.  When does the surcharge pop in?  How many years will I be surcharged for?

Comments

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

1. No.
2. No. Insurance companies only give points for moving violations such as speeding.

[duffless2323.livejournal.com]

That isn't true. I have points for expired emissions/inspection. They are on my record and I've had 2 diff insurance companies confirm.

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

I know you'll get points if it was part of a moving violation (you got pulled over for it), but if she was parked, it shouldn't give her points.

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

It depends on who issued the ticket - parking officers do not issue tickets which will result in points.

Police do.

The difference is between a parking violation and a traffic violation, according to what I found here (http://www.dmv.com/ma/massachusetts/traffic-tickets).

[boblothrope.livejournal.com]

Police can also issue parking tickets.

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

However, they usually don't - the ticket books police are issued look very different from the ones parking officials use.