my step son got a speeding ticket a while ago and he went to court for it. he came back and told us since he did not have the money to pay for it that he was put on probation. he also told us that he had to pay a probation officer every week and that he had to attend a class for it. he was speeding in a school zone but i never heard of someone being put on probation. is he telling the truth.
2006-10-29 23:22:08 · 12 answers · asked by onlygoodman2000 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Yes it is possible. It is also possible to have community service added to the probation.
2006-10-29 23:27:07 · answer #1 · answered by Letsee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pay a probation officer? He better be getting a receipt! You pay the courts not the police!!
Probation for speeding. Yes, I was on probation pretty much until I was 20 (rolling through a stop sign and speeding on the highway). It was a win win. I drove better because violating probation added a significant amount of points on my license, and my parents asked the court for longer probations so I would have to be more careful longer!
To this day, I will ask for 3 years probation so long as my violation does not show up on my perfect* driving record.
If you think your son is lying ask the county prosecutor or look in the public records of the news paper.
2006-10-29 23:33:59 · answer #2 · answered by GoodTimesMakingMoney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello:
With hindsight being 20/20, I would have gone to court with him. Having said that, you might want to contact the probation officer and ask him what the penalties were for the young man's speeding ticket.
I don't believe the probation officer can accept money, unless he is forwarding it to the court to pay for court costs.
Attending driving school is not unusual and it might be good for the young man.
Probation for that offense? Maybe there were other circumstances discovered during his court proceedings that you don't know about.
Is he telling the truth? If you contact the probation officer, he can either tell you himself, or you might be able to get a transcript of the court proceedings.
Good luck.
2006-10-29 23:45:13 · answer #3 · answered by sonorarat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look your step son is bs's you. Normally speeding tickets are classified as misdemeanors. If you cannot pay the fine what they do in most case is suspend his license until he can pay the fine. What I would suggest for you to do is to go to the place where traffic court is normally held, or the place where his case was heard and talk to a court official. They will tell you that his license have been suspended until he pays the fine and he will probably lose four points, because speeding in a school zone is a big time no no. You stepson is slick. I am telling you speeding falls in the misdemeanor category, not a felony or criminal type.
2006-10-29 23:40:16 · answer #4 · answered by Rooster 1972 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
had one before and couldn't pay at the time of court and all they did was make another date for me to have it paid by or attend another court date and put me on supervision for a year where if I got no other tickets it would come off my record. You can find out the truth by asking for the info under the "Freedom of Information Act", they may ask you to fill out a request form but the info is public info so you can get it. Call the clerk courts office and ask how they do it in your area. Hope this helps.
2006-10-30 01:17:50 · answer #5 · answered by NotSoTweetOne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the precise answer relies upon on what state this befell in. i'm quite particular you is in basic terms not chuffed with the ends up in any state. Minor in possession and intake of alcohol. With the previous speeding fee ticket ... i does not assume walking out of courtroom with a valid license. if you're less than 18 ... you may want to assume dropping your utilising privileges. The fines for those offenses will be hefty, very hefty! In some states $5,000 isn't out of the question. They in all likelihood received't placed you in reformatory, yet your probation in all likelihood were given a lot longer because of this incident. final analysis? those will be a number of the most expensive liquids you'll ever have!
2016-12-05 08:55:55 · answer #6 · answered by gravitt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you already know the answer. If your son is on probation for speeding now, then the answer is yes.
2006-11-01 05:14:15 · answer #7 · answered by Eddie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of it either. Ask him who his probation officer is, or check at the police station. I don't think probation officers take payment.
2006-10-29 23:25:12 · answer #8 · answered by Ahwell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called court supervision, but you bnormally do not see a probation officer because it is not that serious of a crime.
2006-10-30 05:19:12 · answer #9 · answered by Michael R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep
2006-10-29 23:24:53 · answer #10 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋