I got a speed ticket for going over th speed limit. 90 in a 60. This is my first ticket. I don't know what to do. Should I pay them? However, I don't want it to be on my record. The insurance rate is high enough for me already. If they know is do you know how much they would raise my rate, and for how long? What is my option? What would be the best way to have it off my record and not so expensive? This happen in Dallas, last week.
2006-10-06 16:00:49 · 16 answers · asked by P 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
You have a few options.:
1. Hire a Lawyer and have him plead it down to a "Defective Equipment". (This is a non moving violation). It does not go against your lisc.
2. Pay the ticket and pay out the nose for several years on Ins, rates.
Your lucky. In most states, 30 mph can be a automatic "Careless & Reckless".
What ever a Lawyer charges you. BE smart and pay it !!!!!!
P.S. MAKE SURE......MAKE DOUBLE SURE......Your Lawyer gets this taken OFF your record. Some of them don't. They always claim, you never requested it. They charge you more to do it later. (It's a trap).
Good Luck.
2006-10-07 00:19:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got lucky. In the State of Texas, you can get arrested for reckless endangerment if you're caught going 20 mph over the speed limit. You can pay the ticket and then you take a defensive driving class within 60 days of the date on the citation and it will not show up on your driving record. You could also look in the phone book or the Dallas Observer and find the ads for attorneys that do ticket dismissal. The way that works is, you pay the attorney $50-80. They take it to court and if the officer that wrote the ticket doesn't show up to testify, the ticket is dropped. If the officer is there, then the attorney asks the judge for deferred adjudication. Which means, you pay a fine and cannot get another ticket in 6 months. Then that ticket drops off of your record.
2006-10-06 18:26:10 · answer #2 · answered by melissa p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about Texas laws, but in Florida and many other states, you can opt for a Basic Driver Improvement class in lieu of points on your license. You pay the fine minus about 17% and then have to bring the certificate from the class to the Clerk of Court to have the points withheld from your driving record. Also, insurance companies are prohibited from raising your rates because of the ticket. Check with the court or the DMV in your area to see if there is a similar program in Texas. Good luck.
2006-10-06 16:04:30 · answer #3 · answered by blorgo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the court house plead no contest, pay the fine and, tell the clerk that you are going to take defensive driving. After you complete the course you receive a certificate that you will take back to the court house as proof of completion. This will keep your rates from rising( just don't get another ticket within a 12 month period). Also if you want to dispute it the officer that wrote the ticket has to be presentotherwise it's dismissed. But that's a gamble and I'd bet on the cop.
2006-10-06 16:21:56 · answer #4 · answered by eric e 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You could show up for the court date... and in most states if the police officer doesn't show up to make a statement, then they have to drop the case.
So,
1) go to court -- the date is on the ticket -If the officer shows.. then pay the ticket.
OR
2) Pay the ticket.
I hope you were VERY VERY VERY nice to the officer when they stopped you!! I have gotten ticket speeds reduced by being nice!!! :) .. Although never caught going that much over.. so, it is a different ballgame.. it can become a criminal matter.
2006-10-06 16:04:12 · answer #5 · answered by Jennifer M 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Make an appointment to meet with the prosecutor prior to your appearance. Often they'll knock the speed charge down to an acceptable speed if you plead guilty to that speed....and next time, ease off the pedal.
2006-10-06 16:06:40 · answer #6 · answered by Jolly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay the fine, and slow down before you run over somebodies kid or elderly parent? Be responsible for being a licensed driver. If you have a licenses your suppose to be a professional driver, not some kid with a car. It's a adult thing, not a game? 2,600 lbs is about, 2,560 lbs more than a bicycle. Grow-up!
2006-10-06 16:11:42 · answer #7 · answered by CROC DADDY 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You should pay it. But check and see if it has a box on it that says something about 'Nolo contendre'. If it does, check the box. That means you don't agree with it, but you're paying it. Shouldn't go to insurance.
And SLOW down!
2006-10-06 16:08:12 · answer #8 · answered by Dntcrosthline 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you did it, put on your "big girl panties", suck it up, and pay your ticket! You should have thought about the consequences BEFORE you exceeded the speed limit. Learn from your mistake and don't make it again.
2006-10-06 16:10:45 · answer #9 · answered by rico3151 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you kidding me? You were going that fast and you want to know how to cheat the system that you expect to save your butt when you need them. Sorry not trying to be harsh but be grown up and don't act like a child. You could have killed someone!!!!!!! Pay the fine and take your punishment. And for anyone that said hope that the cop doesn't show up for court HELLO they can loose their jobs for that. My husband has not missed a court date in 16 years.LOL They will be there LOL.
2006-10-06 16:56:26 · answer #10 · answered by copswife93 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋