Speeding Ticket from HELL

[1slowdsm]

I dont like that new law about doubling tickets. I rather have them keep the 55 mph and just let people go 10 miles over, haha. I'm gonna get some fricken tickets this year. I have a bad habit of always going 10 mph.

[2003eclipse]

Yeah Take it to court if its your first speeding offense, Minnesota has a great deal called Continuince for Dismissal if your lucky you will get it. The deal is if you get CFD you will have a year not to get a similar offense and it will not go on your record or affect your insurance.

When i was 17 I got a 94 in a 55 $303.25 and a few months later 88 in a 55 $288 not to mention what it did to my insurance so it never hurts to go to court.

[Kracka]

I have done that CFD thing a few times...but then they stopped giving it to me :)

[GVR-4579]

Dont know if anyone else posted this, but you said that he left a couple spots blank on the ticket. The officer writes a bunch of crap on the back of the copy the judge will see, just to let you know. You wont ever know what the cop wrote but the judge can see it and that will also make up him mind on how you get off. I would think that since you pulled over withouth lights even on that it woudl help in getting the charges lowered, but i can say for sure.

[jeffers_clipse]

Thanks for all the help guys. My big question now is if the cfd thing works if this is my second ticket, with my first being august of 03 when I was 16 which was a 30 in a 39. In minnesota there are no court fees for situations like this from what a friend's dad told me last night, it's just a chance to plea your case and try to get a fine lowered. If the judge remembers me, I think I've got a good chance of getting it lowered substantially as I gave some testimony a couple months back that got some drug dealers and thieves put away for a long time. He might let me off if he realizes what I've done for our little community, haha. Anything's worth a shot right? And gvr-4579, all that's written on the back of my ticket is the fine, nothing else... I guess if whatever happens, happens, and either way, I've learned from it.

[unreal808]

I dont like that new law about doubling tickets. I rather have then keep the 55 mph and just let people go 10 miles over, haha. I'm gonna get some fricken tickets this year. I have a bad habit of always going 10 mph.

Me to.

[tpunx99GSX]

You'd be wasting your time if you went to court. Going to court would be if you had a legimate reason to do 96mph in the first place.
First off in all of my tickets that i have gotten in my life a trip to court is NEVER a waste of time. In Minnesota you have the oppertunity to plead the case with the prosicuter instead of going before the judge. Judges usually wont drop a ticket because they are in front of an audience. But numerous times i have had a ticket flat out dropped because i talked to the prosicuter before going in front of the judge. You may have to request it in front of the judge but you have the right. Being that you have a spotless record (being that you were under 18 and all of your tickets drop after you turn 18.) the likelyhood of it getting dropped is very good. Go to court, believe me it will be definatly worth your time.
Also, they have no idea that you were going 96 because its stated at 84, so dont say a word about 96mph.

[CVD]

Like I said before, 15mph or more over the speed limit and the ticket cannot be dropped from your record. Period. Dont waste your time with the "I was speeding but I feel bad" because they cant drop it, only reduce the amount of the fine. If your only goal is to keep it off your record you MUST plead not guilty.

[unreal808]

What if you go to court and plead not guilty and the officer is not there? You win, he is planning to be there on that date, See if you can change the date you show up for court, maybe the officer won’t be there then. If you remember what he looks like or have a badge number you know how to plead.

[A.G.]

when I was young and dumb I got a 83mph in a 35. (racing on a old airport road). That was a $270 ticket, and when I went to court on it, the only thing they did was reduce it so it wasnt wreckless (Thank god) but they did add driving probation. If I was you Id just bite it and take it as a lesson learned. Sucks with the insurance though and for the record cuz it wont leave your record for 3 years. But yeah, Id save the time and just bite it.