Tickets - who has expereince, need advice

[Boomdeeze]

You can call the number on the front of the envelope he gave you and they will tell you your fine amount or options to take care of it.

[JET]

Nope, no downside to showing up for court from what I remember. There might have been a court fee if you are found guilty. I got out of 2 tickets by showing up to court. One the cop was there and waiting to go in like me, then he got called away on an emergency. DA looks over at me and says "Today is your lucky day." The other one I fought in court (represented myself) and won, but that was a reckless.

[Murlo26]

Inb4 Trogdor suggests bending over and bringing lots of lube, he loves the government.

Screw the govt! I am never in favor of them, ever.

Is there a number to call to schedule a "meeting"? Sometimes they might have you pay double but won't show up on insurance and do the probation thing

yes, there is a number, I have to wait 10 business days and I can call and schedule a date.

You can call the number on the front of the envelope he gave you and they will tell you your fine amount or options to take care of it.

Correct.

Nope, no downside to showing up for court from what I remember. There might have been a court fee if you are found guilty. I got out of 2 tickets by showing up to court. One the cop was there and waiting to go in like me, then he got called away on an emergency. DA looks over at me and says "Today is your lucky day." The other one I fought in court (represented myself) and won, but that was a reckless.

Yea not sure on the court fee, but from what I have heard you talk to the hearing officer first yes? Before you see the judge? So I would assume the deal making goes on there? And if that person says just take it I should probably just accept the fine.

[C3L1CA]

Yep, hearing officer first. I've never taken a normal speeding ticket beyond that. I've always been offered some sort of deal but never had a ticket for 20 over though.

I'd wait 10 days and call and make an appointment with a hearing officer. Everytime I've went in they usually threw a good deal at me so I didn't try arguing with them much. I supose if you don't like what they offer you could try to get them to give you a better deal or say f it and go to court. I'd think they'd try to not get you to go to court as they probably just want your money.

Where'd you get the ticket?

[URV8SUX]

Depending on what city you got the ticket in you can ask a hearing officer if you can have a no same or similar. Meaning you pay the ticket but doesn't go against your record unless you get another one with in a year of when the ticket was written.

That's what I would do.

[asshanson]

When I got my ticket about 8 years ago they told me the hearing officer could only settle out of court if it was 15 or less over the speed limit. Stayed off my record if I didn't get any more tickets in a year, but had to pay the full fine.

If you have the extra day of PTO, I'd go and fight it, maybe get it reduced to 10 or 15 over and stay off your record.

[JET]

Hearing officer is first, you can still take it to court and the judge is completely different. The hearing officer works for the district attorney, they just want the money. The judge will be the one to uphold the law. Not real easy to fight a radar reading though. Going to court you would pretty much have to hope the cop doesn't show up, which does happen a fair amount.

[turbotalon1g]

I have never gone to the judge, usually just dealt with the hearing officer person.

I just got one on the way back from from NOLA, 87 in a 70 i think. I was so tired I didn't care esp. since I was dead tired and doing 90 since we started.

But looking back i should of asked to see the radar and such, from what I've been told they take 2-3 reads before it locks so usually its just their word vs. yours.
The officer told me he clocked me initally going 87 but then i jammed the brakes pretty hard, he was impressed.

Anywho, go fight it so it doesn't go on your insurance. If it's close, I was pulled over in Stearns county i think, whatever shithole is in control of owatonna area.

[93gtpeater]

Your better off paying the ticket. I have a long long record and I have learned its not worth your time to fight a speeding ticket. You will not win. When you get pulled over the best thing to do is make up a good story or try to have the officer write you a ticket for something else. I have done it a bunch of times in the past and it works out great. Another thing that works sometimes is don't give them your insurance card. Tell them you have insurance on the car but you don't have the current card. Sometimes the cop will write you a ticket for no insurance instead of what he actually pulled you over for.

[goodhart]

Anywho, go fight it so it doesn't go on your insurance. If it's close, I was pulled over in Stearns county i think, whatever shithole is in control of owatonna area.

Stearns county is St. Cloud.