I was pulled over while driving my GF's car, which had an expired registration. How does that affect me?

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Background:
I am a FL resident, she is a ME resident. We were initially pulled over for headlights being out, but upon running her tag, the officer noted that the vehicle had not been registered for 10 months. The ticket was give in my name, since I was the driver. 

So my questions would be:
-If this will affect my driving record, how will it? I'm assuming points will be added, and that would in turn drive up my insurance?
-If that is the case, is there any way to rectify the situation? I am not trying to pin blame on my girlfriend, just simply trying to see if my record can be cleared of a misdeed that I am not directly at fault for.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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I would contest it (get a court date), that your not guilty it was not your car and you did not know the registration was expired, the car was from out of state and you didn't know how the registration is done for the state of Maine that you only know how the state of Florida is supposed to be and was not your car.

that's what i would do, they should treat it just like if you rented a car and the rental company didn't renew the tags, its not your fault you didn't know you don't own the car

PMack · Answer

It won't affect your driving record, it's not a moving violation. No points. 

As for the fine, although your girlfriend is obviously irresponsible, the ticket is on you, when you drive you have the obligation of making sure the vehicle is registered and insured as required by law.

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I was pulled over while driving my GF's car, which had an expired registration. How does that affect me?

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