What COULD happen?
You could have had your vehicle impounded (but it does not sound like that happened). (Veh. Code sec. 22651.)
You could be charged with a misdemeanor violation of VC 12500 for driving while unlicensed, and be sentenced to 6 months in jail.
You could be charged with the infraction of driving without insurance (VC 16029) and given a hefty fine.
Now, what probably WILL happen?
The 12500 will be filed as an infraction, and if you come to court with a valid license and insurance, both charges will be dismissed.
ADD: Well, Superman is right that if you did not have insurance you are not ENTITLED to have the charge dismissed. However, that is also true of driving without a license--if you did not have a valid license at the time, you are not ENTITLED to have the charge dismissed. However, in my experience courts are more interested in making sure that you get properly licensed and insured, and upon proof of both a dismissal of the charges is common.
You could be arrested and most likely get charged. You will also lose your car for 30 days (the law allows your vehicle to be impounded for that long!) The fines are going to be very expensive. If I were you I'd take a bus until you can get a license.
The policeman didn't immediately impound your vehicle?? You got off light already.
Go to court with your license that was valid before the incident amd proof that you had insurance at the time. best to get an attorney to plead with the ADA before and get it dropped. they could fine you for failuer to carry, but mostly they want to be sure you are driving legally (which the cop already knew.
Driving without a license:
Get a driver's license and pay the $27 already. Ask for a dismissal and pay another $10. Open and shut case.
Driving without insurance:
Pay fine of $760 and you're done. Alternatively, purchase insurance after the fact. I have seen traffic commissioners cut fines in half for doing just that. Unlikely you will buy insurance for less than $380, but you must also consider that you will be continuing to keep driving.
Additional Details:
John S' probability is correct if you were only driving without written proof of insurance, which is likely since the vehicle appears to be registered. However, in the event you were driving without insurance (and not just without the card) then both charges will not be dismissed because the insurance charge cannot be dismissed this way unless you provide written proof of insurance showing you were driving in compliance at the time you were ticketed per CVC § 16028(e).
Well I have to hand it to John S, for if the court is going to dismiss the one charge in such a manner then it is very likely that they will just go ahead and dismiss both of them the same way. And if they are not going to dismiss the second charge as I have previously mentioned then it only makes sense that they will not dismiss the first charge either. So I will therefore have to agree that it is possible for both charges to be dismissed.
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nothing really, your license will be provoke, if you didn't cause any accident then it's not a big deal yet. you probably have to pay a fine, are you over 18? did you have any record of car accident? if you are clean and this is your first time it won't be that harsh. You won't be jail since you haven't done that big of a damage yet.
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