Traffic Court questions?
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Jason man u need to chill out. Come to some local meets an cruise with the NorCal . In the mean time, drive like a grandma (but not on sidewalk) for your daily driving, at least till u clear a couple points off the record. 
Originally Posted by lerk
Damn man, buy a radar detector while your at it ;]
Originally Posted by kris79
u know hat cool i dont know if it still works but billys bro gary told me since thier parents own a traffic school but if u get a speeding ticket u can get as many as u want before u do traffic school and traffic school wil wipe it out.
dont qoute me on that cause that was only 4 or 6 years ago
dont qoute me on that cause that was only 4 or 6 years ago
dont work, i did how ever get 3 violations in like a 3month period... stupid modded/lowered civic... i went to school for them all, and 1 showed up on my print out @ dmv but no pts on my actual record according to the court when i verified.
Originally Posted by bmpnride
I have always gotten my fines reduced in San Mateo County and Santa Clara County. I wonder why they did not reduce for you. Did you have anything else on your record at the time of the speeding violation?
nope!! nothing else on my record....in fact, she even mentioned that....whateva.....i think the judge was having a bad day.....besides, she had to listen to all the retards that went in front of me....i would have been mad too...
Originally Posted by Foques
every time I get a ticket I go to my lawyer.. guess what..
7 tickets later - clean record...
had an offense of.. a more then double of speed limit..
then 15 and 25, and 35... been to school only once.
Once arrested - not on the record
then I grew up and stopped speeding... :\
7 tickets later - clean record...
had an offense of.. a more then double of speed limit..
then 15 and 25, and 35... been to school only once.
Once arrested - not on the record
then I grew up and stopped speeding... :\
Originally Posted by I has Kitty
awww, the court wont lower the ticket....and least she didnt for me.....the guy clocked me going 90 on the freeway (65) even though my cruise control was set at 75, but the cop didnt care, either did the court. you admit guilty or not guilty.....then i had to pay more than what the ticket was for because of court fees....it was bs
nope, i didnt hire a traffic lawyer. i got charged almost 100 bucks more....i was livid....
but oh well. then i asked the judge why it was hire than what was on my ticket and she told me this....and i quote...."you should have paid the ticket when it came in then!" and what do i say to that? she wanted to suspend my license. it was not a good day...
but oh well. then i asked the judge why it was hire than what was on my ticket and she told me this....and i quote...."you should have paid the ticket when it came in then!" and what do i say to that? she wanted to suspend my license. it was not a good day...
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Originally Posted by johnsonhuang
its not the fine that i care about.. its that point.. i definitely dont need another one on my record.. im borderlining 4..
1st one for no U-turn (lost in court) almost a year ago
2nd for crossing a double solid yellow line (lost in court) 7 months ago
3rd for lane change without signaling (court in a week)
4th for 78 mph in a 55mph zone.. (havent made court yet..)
1st one for no U-turn (lost in court) almost a year ago
2nd for crossing a double solid yellow line (lost in court) 7 months ago
3rd for lane change without signaling (court in a week)
4th for 78 mph in a 55mph zone.. (havent made court yet..)
Time to take the BART....
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Originally Posted by Mad Paradox
Did you hire a traffic lawyer? Cause the court fee is already included in your penalty fee. I haven't gotten a ticket in awhile but I do not believe that you get charged extra to contest a ticket, can Chippie confirm this?!?!?
Originally Posted by g35 chippie
Each county sets it's own amounts. But the court fee should be factored in with the letter sent to you. If you contest and lose, I have see judges lower and RAISE fines depending on the driving record. A base fine for speed may be $20-30, but by the time the court finishes adding in all the other fees, it can be more like $130. The court shouldn't charge you for something that is your Constitutional right. So by fighting it, I don't think they can charge you. Not sure, you would have to confirm with the court.
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Just for info, most of the time people go to traffic court just to see if they can get their fine reduced. If they have a clean record, the judge usually does. Especially with carpool tickets. So instead of paying $450 for a first time offense, the judge has brought it down to $150. Then there was the time I saw a young man in court for a speeding ticket. He was paced at 85 MPH. He took his van to the dealership and had the speedo calibrated. Guess what? 15 MPH off. The judge still found him guilty and put a point on his record, BUT reduced the fine to $0.00. Sounds like corruption to me. And mind you, this goes on every day. So don't think it's some random occurrence. Take some administration of justice classes. Maybe it will help you understand the "system." Your record is not a factor in determining innocence or guilt, but used in the penalty process. If someone has a repeated history of auto theft, do you think the court is going to keep giving that person the same punishment? So it's not corruption, that's how it is.
Originally Posted by g35 chippie
Just for info, most of the time people go to traffic court just to see if they can get their fine reduced. If they have a clean record, the judge usually does. Especially with carpool tickets. So instead of paying $450 for a first time offense, the judge has brought it down to $150. Then there was the time I saw a young man in court for a speeding ticket. He was paced at 85 MPH. He took his van to the dealership and had the speedo calibrated. Guess what? 15 MPH off. The judge still found him guilty and put a point on his record, BUT reduced the fine to $0.00. Sounds like corruption to me. And mind you, this goes on every day. So don't think it's some random occurrence. Take some administration of justice classes. Maybe it will help you understand the "system." Your record is not a factor in determining innocence or guilt, but used in the penalty process. If someone has a repeated history of auto theft, do you think the court is going to keep giving that person the same punishment? So it's not corruption, that's how it is.
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Originally Posted by kris79
u know hat cool i dont know if it still works but billys bro gary told me since thier parents own a traffic school but if u get a speeding ticket u can get as many as u want before u do traffic school and traffic school wil wipe it out.
dont qoute me on that cause that was only 4 or 6 years ago
dont qoute me on that cause that was only 4 or 6 years ago
