getting your ticket reduced??

[Clegger]

How do I get my speeding ticket reduced to 14 over so it doesn't go on my record???

I just moved here and am not sure of how the laws work. In Vegas they has special ticket terminators that did everything for you, you just paid them and they would get it reduced to a parking fine. I guess here if its 14 over its not a point on your record??

[OneSlow5pt0]

dont speed,lol...i have no idea how u reduce it...gl with it

[Clegger]

^^ hard not to, it only takes a split second to get caught too

[speedracer41]

My lawyer got mine reduced to 9 over so it didn't carry any points. Good luck!

[OneSlow5pt0]

yea,i got a 19 over ticket bout 4 months ago it was $180

[B16a2 Civic]

Message quickdodge on here, he can help, or he'll post eventually

[Clegger]

My lawyer got mine reduced to 9 over so it didn't carry any points. Good luck!

I dont have a personal lawyer :( and I dont wanna pay one some ungodly amount

[Marta Mike]

I dont have a personal lawyer :( and I dont wanna pay one some ungodly amount

im with you man, i just got one for 58 in a 35 first in four years. Im just gonna plead nolo.

[speedracer41]

I dont have a personal lawyer :( and I dont wanna pay one some ungodly amount

Suit yourself, but a lawyer is the way to go!

[98silver328i]

My advice would be to get an attorney. I got a ticket for 65 in a 35 in September of '06. The ticket was gonna be something like $670. I hired an attorney, he got it reduced to 49 in a 35 and got the fine reduced as well. So, yeah, I did have to spend money on an attorney but at the same time, my fine got reduced, my insurance didn't go up, and I got to keep my licence. In the long run, I saved money and a shit load of hassle. If you have a clean driving record and this is your first offense in a while (or ever), it's slightly possible that you could just go in there and plead with the judge.

[Clegger]

how much did you pay for the lawyer??? if I have to pay a lot for the lawyer ill just pay the fine and take traffic school to get the point erased

[98silver328i]

how much did you pay for the lawyer??? if I have to pay a lot for the lawyer ill just pay the fine and take traffic school to get the point erased

I paid $500 for the lawyer. However, you have to keep in mind that all that shit took place in Statesboro. Everything in small hicktowns is cheaper. However, I couldn't see it being that much more expensive in the metro Atlanta area. Call a few attornies in the area and see how much they'd charge to take care of something like this. Even if you get the points reduced later on, the ticket will still be on your insurance record. It may be worth it to pay for the lawyer and not have to pay the increase in insurance premiums.

[Clegger]

I haven't gotten a ticket in so long I forgot how it all works lol last time i went to court for a speeding ticket was when I was 17 and I tried to fight it but lost. I would like to just pay a lawyer and have him talk to the judge out of court, I hate the courtroom so depressing

[98silver328i]

I haven't gotten a ticket in so long I forgot how it all works lol last time i went to court for a speeding ticket was when I was 17 and I tried to fight it but lost. I would like to just pay a lawyer and have him talk to the judge out of court, I hate the courtroom so depressing

That's what my attorney did. He reached a deal with the prosecutor (or whatever that fucker's called) like 2 weeks before my court date, so I didn't even have to go to court.

[Clegger]

That's what my attorney did. He reached a deal with the prosecutor (or whatever that fucker's called) like 2 weeks before my court date, so I didn't even have to go to court.

VERY NICE!!!!!!!!

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[LeX]

I got one for 18 over and my court date is in early may.... I need to get it to 14 over so i dont get any points. Only other one was a 79 in a 55 and cop dropped it to 68 so i would have no worries. Nice guy, I was nice to him. Second time I was real nice too but cop wouldnt drop it a few mph. He got me for my tint, that was the issue.

NOt paying a lawyer to drop it a few points, just going to plead

[Echonova]

How do I get my speeding ticket reduced to 14 over so it doesn't go on my record???

Blow the cop.





I keed I keed

[Stormhammer]

take Defensive Driving before the court date and bring the certificate in with you - also as soon as you get it call the courthouse and talk to the person on the phone and just ask them

[Nismo]

How fast over were you?

[Clegger]

^ 17 over

[keevo54]

^ 17 over
I posted in another thread, but take a look at Interlude's advice. Show up on arraignment and plead not guilty. Go home. Schedule a meeting with the solicitor. Show up and tell him it was your first infraction in a long time and would appreciate it if he could help you out and lower it so it will not be on your record. Normally they will just lower it because the fine is going to be the same and it is cheaper to settle out of court then go to court for 17 over. Interlude advised me to show up to the trial date and did not suggest a pretrial conference, but I forgot what the cop looked like so I wouldnt be able to tell if he showed and if the solicitor doesn't lower the ticket at the meeting you can get a lawyer before your court date.
Or you can just pay a couple hundred dollars and show up with a lawyer at arraignment and it will be reduced.

[Clegger]

I posted in another thread, but take a look at Interlude's advice. Show up on arraignment and plead not guilty. Go home. Schedule a meeting with the solicitor. Show up and tell him it was your first infraction in a long time and would appreciate it if he could help you out and lower it so it will not be on your record. Normally they will just lower it because the fine is going to be the same and it is cheaper to settle out of court then go to court for 17 over. Interlude advised me to show up to the trial date and did not suggest a pretrial conference, but I forgot what the cop looked like so I wouldnt be able to tell if he showed and if the solicitor doesn't lower the ticket at the meeting you can get a lawyer before your court date.
Or you can just pay a couple hundred dollars and show up with a lawyer at arraignment and it will be reduced.

After you plead not guilty you get arranged for another court date right???

I didn't know you could schedule a meeting with the officer do I do it at the courthouse?

[keevo54]

You go to court on the day the ticket specifies(Arraignment).
Plead not guilty.
You will be assigned a court date for the trial.
Go home and call the solicitors number the next day. Ask for a pre-trial status conference and normally they will meet with you.

[Clegger]

thanks for all the info +1

[BKgen®]

take a defensive driving class before your court date, then give the judge your dd class certificate. then when he asks you how you plea, say you plead for a reduction or plea to reduce speed, etc. that's how i got mine reduced last year so i didn't lose my license :goodjob:

[keevo54]

take a defensive driving class before your court date, then give the judge your dd class certificate. then when he asks you how you plea, say you plead for a reduction or plea to reduce speed, etc. that's how i got mine reduced last year so i didn't lose my license :goodjob:
For 17 over it is not worth it to take dd beforehand. If the solicitor will not budge, then ask him if you can do community service or take dd for a reduction

[sleepys4]

Just go in there and tell the officer FUCK U! Then Smile, it may work.

[Doppelgänger]

unfortunatly you got to 'pay to play' in ga. Get a good lawyer, they can do sooo much more then most individuals going it alone. I have gotten out of a lot of small shit on my own, but the times i was in too deep, i got a lawyer and was happy with my decision. If it's your first in Ga, you will be ok. Most judges will check your driving record here, and if you're clean, they're nicer. Also, when i got my 1st ticket, it never showed up to my ins. company.

[Doppelgänger]

For 17 over it is not worth it to take dd beforehand. If the solicitor will not budge, then ask him if you can do community service or take dd for a reduction
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§ 40-5-57. Suspension or revocation of license of habitually negligent or dangerous driver; point system


(a) The State of Georgia considers dangerous and negligent drivers to be a direct and immediate threat to the welfare and safety of the general public, and it is in the best interests of the citizens of Georgia immediately to remove such drivers from the highways of this state. Therefore, the department is authorized to suspend the license of a driver without a preliminary hearing upon a showing by the records of the department or other sufficient evidence that the licensee is a habitually dangerous or negligent driver of a motor vehicle, such fact being established by the point system in subsection (b) of this Code section.

(b) For the purpose of identifying habitually dangerous or negligent drivers and habitual or frequent violators of traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles, the department shall assess points, as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, for convictions of violations of the provisions of Chapter 6 of this title, of violations of lawful ordinances adopted by local authorities regulating the operation of motor vehicles, and of offenses committed in other states which if committed in this state would be grounds for such assessment. Notice of each assessment of points may be given, but the absence of notice shall not affect any suspension made pursuant to this Code section. No points shall be assessed for violating a provision of state law or municipal ordinance regulating standing, parking, equipment, size, and weight. The department is required to suspend the license of a driver, without preliminary hearing, when his driving record identifies him as a habitually dangerous or negligent driver or as a habitual or frequent violator under this subsection.
(c)(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the points to be assessed for each offense shall be as provided in the following schedule:
Aggressive driving........................................... ....6 points
Reckless driving........................................... ......4 points
Unlawful passing of a school bus.................................6 points
Improper passing on a hill or a curve............................4 points
Exceeding the speed limit by more than 14 miles per hour but less than
19 miles per hour.............................................2 points
Exceeding the speed limit by 19 miles per hour or more but less than 24
miles per hour.............................................. ..3 points
Exceeding the speed limit by 24 miles per hour or more but less than 34
miles per hour.............................................. ..4 points
Exceeding the speed limit by 34 miles per hour or more...........6 points
Disobedience of any traffic-control device or traffic officer....3 points
Too fast for conditions........................................ ..0 points
Possessing an open container of an alcoholic beverage while driving.....
.................................................. .....................2 points
Failure to adequately secure a load, except fresh farm produce,
resulting in loss of such load onto the roadway which results in an
accident.......................................... ............2 points
Violation of child safety restraint requirements, first offense...1 point
Violation of child safety restraint requirements, second or subsequent
offense........................................... ............2 points
All other moving traffic violations which are not speed limit violations
.................................................. .....................3 points

(B) The commissioner shall suspend the driver's license of any person who has accumulated a violation point count of 15 or more points in any consecutive 24 month period, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained to the date of the most current arrest for which a conviction is obtained. A second or subsequent plea of nolo contendere, within the preceding five years, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which pleas of nolo contendere were accepted to the date of the most current arrest for which a plea of nolo contendere is accepted, to a charge of committing an offense listed in this subsection shall be considered a conviction for the purposes of this Code section. At the end of the period of suspension, the violation point count shall be reduced to zero points.

(C) A court may order a person to attend a driver improvement course for any violation for which points are assessed against a driver's license under this subsection or may accept the attendance by a person at a driver improvement clinic after the issuance of a citation for such offense and prior to such person's appearance before the court, in which event the court shall reduce the fine assessed against such person by 20 percent, and no points shall be assessed by the department against such driver. The disposition and court order shall be reported to the department and shall be placed on the motor vehicle record with a zero point count. This plea may be accepted by the court once every five years as measured from date of arrest to date of arrest.

(2) Any points assessed against an individual for exceeding the speed limit shall be deducted from that individual's accumulated violation point count and the uniform traffic citation issued therefor shall be removed from the individual's record if:

(A) The points were assessed based on the use of a radar speed detection device by a county or municipality during a period of time when the commissioner has determined that such county or municipality was operating a radar speed detection device in violation of Chapter 14 of this title, relating to the use of radar speed detection devices; and

(B) The commissioner has suspended or revoked the radar speed detection device permit of such county or municipality pursuant to Code Section 40-14-11.

(d) Any person who has such points assessed against him as to require the suspension of his license pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section shall have his license suspended as follows:

(1) Upon a first assessment of the requisite points, the period of suspension shall be one year, provided that at any time after completion of the requirements set forth in Code Section 40-5-84, such person may apply to the department for the return of his license;

(2) For a second assessment of the requisite points within five years, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained to the date of the most current arrest for which a conviction is obtained, the period of suspension shall be three years, provided that at any time after completion of the requirements set forth in Code Section 40-5-84, such person may apply to the department for the return of his license; and

(3) For a third assessment of requisite points within five years, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained to the date of the most current arrest for which a conviction is obtained, such person shall have his license suspended for a period of two years. Such person shall not be eligible for early return of his license or for a limited driving permit as provided in Code Section 40-5-64 during such two-year period.

(e) The periods of suspension provided for in this Code section shall begin on the date the license is surrendered to and received by the department, from the date a license is surrendered to a court under any provision of this chapter, or on the date that the department processes the citation or conviction, whichever date shall first occur. If the license cannot be surrendered to the department, the period of suspension may begin on the date set forth in a sworn affidavit setting forth the date and reasons for such impossibility, if the department shall have sufficient evidence to believe that the date set forth in such affidavit is true; in the absence of such evidence, the date of receipt of such affidavit shall be controlling.

(f) In all cases in which the department may return a license to a driver prior to the termination of the full period of suspension, the department may require such tests of driving skill and knowledge as it determines to be proper, and the department's discretion shall be guided by the driver's past driving record and performance, and the driver shall pay the fee provided for in Code Section 40-5-84 for the return of his or her license.

[Ruiner]

You go to court on the day the ticket specifies(Arraignment).
Plead not guilty.
You will be assigned a court date for the trial.
Go home and call the solicitors number the next day. Ask for a pre-trial status conference and normally they will meet with you.

Ahahahhahaha. No. Pleading "not guilty" before talking to the solicitor can be a risky/bad thing.

Just go to court and talk to the solicitor before court. You can usually work out a deal right there and be done with it, especially if this is your only ticket in a long time. [/thread]

[keevo54]

WRONG


(C) A court may order a person to attend a driver improvement course for any violation for which points are assessed against a driver's license under this subsection or may accept the attendance by a person at a driver improvement clinic after the issuance of a citation for such offense and prior to such person's appearance before the court, in which event the court shall reduce the fine assessed against such person by 20 percent, and no points shall be assessed by the department against such driver.
What I said was there is no point in being proactive and taking the improvement course beforehand. You are only able to take the course once every five years for a ticket reduction. If he talks to the solicitor and the solicitor will not lower the ticket then you ask if you can take the course for the reduction. Most places will drop 17 to 14 over without taking the class.

[keevo54]

Ahahahhahaha. No. Pleading "not guilty" before talking to the solicitor can be a risky/bad thing.

Just go to court and talk to the solicitor before court. You can usually work out a deal right there and be done with it, especially if this is your only ticket in a long time. [/thread]

Most of the times you will have to plead not guilty at arraignment. You can try to show up early and talk to ther solicitor before arraignment, but the solicitors normally only talk to lawyers on that day. The courts try to sucker you into pleading guilty or no lo.

This is why you have to plead not guilty, then talk to the solicitor on the trial date or at a pre-trail conference.

[Clegger]

ahhhhhhhhh!! I dont know what to do. I think im just gonna try and see if he will talk to me befor the court date if not ill plead not guilty and see if he talks to me then, if not then ill get a lawyer or just get the points and take DD

[koolcat]

well i got 16 over on a 45mph, then i went to court and claim guilty with an explanation and gave the judge a story bout that day i worked a long day and ate something bad and had diaheary(however u spell it) so i had to speed home and then i still have to pay 160 but she reduced it to 14 over so worth a try

[Ruiner]

Most of the times you will have to plead not guilty at arraignment. You can try to show up early and talk to ther solicitor before arraignment, but the solicitors normally only talk to lawyers on that day. The courts try to sucker you into pleading guilty or no lo.

This is why you have to plead not guilty, then talk to the solicitor on the trial date or at a pre-trail conference.

I understand the logic, but I have never had a problem talking to the solicitor myself.

[Stormhammer]

I understand the logic, but I have never had a problem talking to the solicitor myself.



same here - just talk to them on the phone, bring up taking defensive driving before the court date and what you could expect out of it - it saved my ass for getting clocked doing 130 in a 45, between taking Defensive Driving, Plea Of First Offense, it got dropped down to 59 in a 45 with $115 fine.















I totally hugged the judge afterwards ( who was also the solicitor )

[Frög]

i got a ticket of 25 over on my way to athens.. 90mph.. it was my first offense ever, and i asked for a pre trial conference.. there they gave me all the options and one of them was to take a defensive driving class, be on probation for 12 months (not really typical probation, just had to pay and not get anypoints on my license) and if i completed the 12 months, the ticket would never exist.. $60/month.. got two tickets during the 12 months, one i plead nolo, so no points were added :) and the other was one month before the end of my probation and didnt show up.. (crossing the gore ticket) <-- gay

worked out great..

[Doppelgänger]

What I said was there is no point in being proactive and taking the improvement course beforehand. You are only able to take the course once every five years for a ticket reduction. If he talks to the solicitor and the solicitor will not lower the ticket then you ask if you can take the course for the reduction. Most places will drop 17 to 14 over without taking the class.well i have done it more then once in five years and it has helped. I also thought/misunderstood somehow, that you were saying that going to DD before court wouldnt be accepted by the court.


Best thing you can do is get a lawyer. If you can't get one before your court date. Get a continuance, which buys yourself more time to get a lawyer. Otherwise, go to court. First thing you do when you get there is ask when you'll get to speak to the solicitor. In Gwinnett Court, you actually have to plead not guilty to speak to the solicitor, then you make a deal and judge comes back in and you re-plead and take care of everything.

[cactusEG]

How do I get my speeding ticket reduced to 14 over so it doesn't go on my record???

I just moved here and am not sure of how the laws work. In Vegas they has special ticket terminators that did everything for you, you just paid them and they would get it reduced to a parking fine. I guess here if its 14 over its not a point on your record??

get a lawyer :yes:

[BKgen®]

ahhhhhhhhh!! I dont know what to do. I think im just gonna try and see if he will talk to me befor the court date if not ill plead not guilty and see if he talks to me then, if not then ill get a lawyer or just get the points and take DD

better to take the DD course before your court date. by doing that, the judge sees that you're actually making an effort. as they say, and ounce of prevention today is worth more than a pound of a cure tomorrow.