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North Carolina Speeding Ticket
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decafchicken
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ShoCkeyy
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SnipedSoul
Canada2158 Posts
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decafchicken
United States20008 Posts
On May 30 2012 10:47 SnipedSoul wrote: How much is the ticket? Is it really worth paying a lawyer rather than just paying the ticket? Around here you can take defensive driving courses to avoid having points taken off your license, you should see if there is a similar system in place in NC. It's a 200$ ticket written for 44mph in 35. Apparently 10+ they suspend your license like above or something gay. In michigan its like 25+ or something. Anyways i just wanna make it so there's no points on my license even if i have to pay a bit more. The cop said something about a driving school course, haven't heard any more info on it asking around i'm gonna look online. | ||
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SnipedSoul
Canada2158 Posts
On May 30 2012 11:10 decafchicken wrote: It's a 200$ ticket written for 44mph in 35. Apparently 10+ they suspend your license like above or something gay. In michigan its like 25+ or something. Anyways i just wanna make it so there's no points on my license even if i have to pay a bit more. The cop said something about a driving school course, haven't heard any more info on it asking around i'm gonna look online. http://www.dmv.org/nc-north-carolina/point-reduction.php Looks like you can attend a driving clinic for $50 to remove point deductions. | ||
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EtherealDeath
United States8366 Posts
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Adila
United States874 Posts
http://www.speedingticketcentral.com/North-Carolina-speeding-ticket.html You can use the Prayer for Judgement, try talking to the ADA to try to lower the ticket, or talk to a lawyer. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20008 Posts
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
On May 30 2012 11:10 decafchicken wrote: It's a 200$ ticket written for 44mph in 35. Apparently 10+ they suspend your license like above or something gay. In michigan its like 25+ or something. Anyways i just wanna make it so there's no points on my license even if i have to pay a bit more. The cop said something about a driving school course, haven't heard any more info on it asking around i'm gonna look online. subpena the officer. 90% of the time they won't show up and then the court has to throw out your case. (at least in washington state) | ||
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Kohonski
United States150 Posts
I was going 70 in a 55 so not sure about the whole license being revoked thing. That said, taking a class is the best option I think. You can only use prayer for judgement once(I also think that means nobody else on your insurance policy can use PFJ for a certain number of years.) Taking a class is pretty boring, but it is definitely the best way overall if you're looking to remove points. | ||
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Gunther
Germany139 Posts
On May 30 2012 14:31 superbarnie wrote: Your fault for driving over the speed limit. Or am I missing something? Just pay the fee, unless you have good reason to contest it. He, just like any of us would, wanst to get out of it. He's just asking for the best way ( it's definetly possible). | ||
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Kohonski
United States150 Posts
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broz0rs
United States2294 Posts
You can easily just go to court (on the appointed date) and explain to the judge your situation without a lawyer. The best thing that can happen is that the judge can give you a second chance or the police officer who issued the ticket not show up, which will lead to an automatic not guilty verdict. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32044 Posts
I can't imagine it is much different than anywhere else. that's minor. Show up, dressed decently enough, explain your situation and agree to go to defensive driving school if they offer. It probably knocks points off too | ||
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Kohonski
United States150 Posts
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ranshaked
United States870 Posts
I guarantee toucan take a driving course to take the points away. | ||
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United States10328 Posts
On May 30 2012 11:15 EtherealDeath wrote: Oh hey welcome to NC. this On May 31 2012 03:07 broz0rs wrote: Hiring a lawyer will likely be more expensive than paying for a traffic ticket. You can easily just go to court (on the appointed date) and explain to the judge your situation without a lawyer. The best thing that can happen is that the judge can give you a second chance or the police officer who issued the ticket not show up, which will lead to an automatic not guilty verdict. afaik this works a nontrivial amount of the time. | ||
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calgar
United States1277 Posts
On May 31 2012 03:07 broz0rs wrote: I'm not sure this is good advice.. you should never just flat out pay for a ticket. That's admitting guilt and you'll get slammed on your insurance because of the points. Hiring a lawyer will likely be more expensive than paying for a traffic ticket. Look into taking the class for point reduction imo. Prayer of judgement is also a possibility. I don't really know if subpoena'ing the officer works or not. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20008 Posts
On May 30 2012 14:12 Kohonski wrote: I got a ticket in North Carolina! T.T I was going 70 in a 55 so not sure about the whole license being revoked thing. That said, taking a class is the best option I think. You can only use prayer for judgement once(I also think that means nobody else on your insurance policy can use PFJ for a certain number of years.) Taking a class is pretty boring, but it is definitely the best way overall if you're looking to remove points. Yeah i think i'm gonna look into this PFJ thing. I'm only here for 3 months and i think its just an NC thing. | ||
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Kohonski
United States150 Posts
 You learn a lot about stuff when you get in trouble.  | ||
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jacosajh
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Contest it and push off the date as many times as you can. On the court date, ask the police officer when the last time he calibrated his gun was at the time you got clocked. Say you were going a little over but didn't think it was that much. The officer may not even remember anymore or may not show up. | ||
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Eventine
United States307 Posts
Prayer for Judgement can be used, but you really can't get another ticket within (I think 3 years?) or that'll come to bite you in the ass too. You can represent yourself in a court case, talk with the DA who (according to the cop) will talk to you about pleaing to a lower charge. I'm not 100% sure about this as I happened to be out of the state for my court date so ended up hiring a lawyer to deal with this. He gave me a few options, no driving class, 9 over charge, take points on the license, with I believe no impact on insurance or take driving class ($50), plead to improper equipment and have no impact on license and insurance. I suggest you talk to a lawyer about it, see what they say and you can choose whether to hire them or not. But if you're available, you can probably do all this yourself. Give the DA a call and see if you can talk with them and have them give you advice on how to deal with this. | ||
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