Stupid traffic ticket

[Roham]

I never ever just pay a ticket. You don't even need to hire a lawyer!! I'm telling you, just take the time to go into court on the date that is marked on your ticket and tell the judge or justice of the peace that you will pay the ticket if they remove the demerit points. The only thing a lawyer will do is save you time! If you can't make it down on the day marked on your ticket, get a lawyer. But in all honesty, you just have to make an appearance. Don't just pay the ticket... Not worth it. What if you have a bad luck month and next thing you know the demerit points are racked up and either you are in jepeordy of losing your license or your insurance goes up.... I racked up about 14 or 15 tickets in a year... All speeding and stuff, all supposed to have demerit points. My lawyer fought them all. In the end, I had 2 demerit points... That was from a 5 demerit ticket being reduced to 2:) (long story on how I got a 5 demerit)
(in canada you lose your license after 15 demerits and insurance goes up after 5!)

Basicly, as long as you either pay a lawyer, or fight them yourself, and end up with no demerits, you can speed all you want. Just pay the fines and your off. I hate how this world revolves around money. Basicly, if your rich, you can afford to speed, all you want.....
(not that i am rich, I fought most myself and my lawyer helped with a few, and I haven't had a ticket in about 3 or 4 years hehehe it was just a bad year....)

[hex1848]

I actually ended up going the lawyer route with this one. I have a good friend who is an attorney in town, I happened to be in his office doing some maintenance on his network for him and I asked him the best way of handling it, he asked me if I had the ticket, grabbed it from me and said he would take care of it.

[cockyhoskins]

Nice!

[labmonkey]

I know you already took care of this ticket, but just got this email i thought was interesting. not sure how reliable it is tho.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET A TRAFFIC TICKET
>
> Remember, this advice was sent to me by my dad the
> retired State Farm Agent! This system has been tried
> and it works in every state.
>
> If you get a speeding ticket or went through a red
> light or whatever the case may be, and you're going to
> get points on your license, this is a method to ensure
> that you DO NOT get the points. When you get your
> fine, send in a check to pay for it. If the fine is
> $79.00 make the check out for $82.00 or some small
> amount over the fine. The system will then have to
> send you back a check for the difference, however here
> is the trick.
>
> DO NOT CASH THE REFUND CHECK! Throw it away! Points
> are not assessed to your license until all financial
> transactions are complete. If you do not cash the
> check, then the transactions are NOT complete. The
> system has received it's money and is satisfied and
> will no longer bother you. This information comes from
> an unmentionable computer company that sets up the
> standard databases used by every state.

[cockyhoskins]

That sounds like BS to me. By sending in the ticket, you are admitting guilt right off the bat. The clerk of court will gladly take your check and enter a guilty plea, thus assessing the points on your license. Even if the check doesn't cash, after six months it is going to be void and the state will purge its accounting records.

[hex1848]

Well, I had my court date today. My lawyer talked to the police officer lady and got it worked out so I could plead no contest and get a judication withheld. No Points, I just paid the $117.50 fine. It seemed like I could have just gone up there my self and done it, but lawyers are always worth their weight in gold when you don’t know what you’re doing.

[Oblik]

Sounds like it all worked out. Good job, paying the $117 suxs though.

[spncr2006]

Well, I had my court date today. My lawyer talked to the police officer lady and got it worked out so I could plead no contest and get a judication withheld. No Points, I just paid the $117.50 fine. It seemed like I could have just gone up there my self and done it, but lawyers are always worth their weight in gold when you don’t know what you’re doing.

Congrats- smart move too