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Posted by Scott Markowitz | Sep 17, 2026 | 0 Comments

🚦 NOT FROM AROUND HERE? DON'T IGNORE THAT TICKET 🚦

Got cited or arrested while just passing through? 🚗💨 Out-of-state violations are trickier than you think — and ignoring them can follow you home. 🏠

Here's what many out-of-state drivers don't realize:

⚠️ Unpaid tickets can lead to a warrant
⚠️ Your home state may be notified
⚠️ Your license could be suspended — even for an out-of-state offense
⚠️ Missing a court date can make things much worse

You don't always have to come back for court. In many cases, we can appear on your behalf. ✈️🙌

✅ Protect your license
✅ Avoid a warrant
✅ Handle it without disrupting your life back home

📞 Cited in our state but live somewhere else? Call us — we help out-of-state clients resolve their cases remotely.

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Scott Markowitz

Scott Markowitz is a 2nd generation attorney, graduate of the University of Texas and the University of Houston Law School. He is a Texas Gulf Coast native and established the Markowitz Law Firm in 1994. "Empathetic and tenacious" is how some describe Scott. Those qualities coupled with his robu...

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