Best course of action for my ticket?

[imported_Mike]

Got a speeding ticket, which is fine. You can't speed and not be surprised when you get a ticket. I was planning on paying and then taking school to get my record clean. I havn't had a ticket for well over 18 months, but when I got my courtesy notice, it said I wasn't eligible for school.

I looked up the violation it is just a "Basic/prima facie speed limit" so it is an infraction, not a misd. Why should I not be able to take school for that? Should I go to court and see if the judge will change that for me?

 

[Regs]

Call DMV.

 

[biggestmuff]

Or call the court.

 

[SoulAssassin]

are there definitely points associated with the ticket? I'm betting not for prima facie

 

[Dogo]

flee the country...

 

[SampSon]

Plead not guilty, go to court, try to talk it down with the DA/Judge.

If you're in California, there is that entire site devoted to California traffic tickets that has been posted on here a lot. I'm sure someone will post it again for you.

 

[FallenHero]

Talk to the judge and maybe even the cop in the courtroom before it starts. Also the DA...perhaps you can swing something in your favor.

 

[imported_Mike]

I called the courthouse. They said b/c of my speed I could not take traffic school. I will have to actually go in and talk with a judge. I will be out of the country on my court date so I will have to go in early, so the cop won't be there.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: Mike
I called the courthouse. They said b/c of my speed I could not take traffic school. I will have to actually go in and talk with a judge. I will be out of the country on my court date so I will have to go in early, so the cop won't be there.

what was your speed and the speed limit?

btw the site is ticketassassin.com

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: Mike
I called the courthouse. They said b/c of my speed I could not take traffic school. I will have to actually go in and talk with a judge. I will be out of the country on my court date so I will have to go in early, so the cop won't be there.

what was your speed and the speed limit?

btw the site is ticketassassin.com

Yea, I found the site. They say I can actually contest the ticket by mail. Which seems appealing to me. I actually don't want to contest the ticket, but Id rather do that then go to court. I just want to take bloody traffic school.

Radar hit me at 52 in a 25, cop wrote in 52 estimated speed and then put 44 for radar so I didn't get a misdemeanor.