BAD TICKET!

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Originally Posted by nsmitchell

Yesterday I got a speeding ticket. Uhhhhhh... 87MPH in a 55MPH zone. Reckless! I know I need to slow down, and believe me this convinced me to slow down from now on. Does anyone have any helpful suggestions on anything to do with court. I am in the process of getting a lawyer. I feel really stupid for going that fast. I was just fininshing a long trip where I had been doing the actual speed limit the whole way, like 400 miles worth, then just as I reached the home stretch, I put the hammer down and got clocked on radar. I feel sick constantly now. Uncertainty looming until mid May.

Any helpful suggestions are appreciated!

Talking to a lawyer is free.

I was busted 150mph in CantonGa. on the highway in my corvette. Lawyer saved my license got the reckless ticket dropped. I had to plead guilty to the 150 mph. 3k fine and 1yr probation. So I got max everything for the speeding (what the law wanted, the money mostly) and I got want I wanted, my license.
That is what a lawyer can do for you.
If you don’t need a lawyer then,
talk nice to the judge dress sharp tell him the truth they like respect and people that throw them selves at the mercy of the court! They eat it up that they have you by the balls so just be sincere! They believe people more then. You just may walk out of there with a min fine.

Also if you have defensive driving schools around go ahead and do the course b4 you even go and show it to the judge.
He will make you take it anyways and you will be showing your sorry and went ahead and did what you feel you need to do b4 your told to do it. It looks real good for the judge to see that!
Plus that reduces your points on your license and it may save you from loosing your license since you have already taken the class.

In Georgia they have this thing called nolo contendre plea and that means your not saying you are guilty and your not saying you are not. You can use that plea once every few years. So you pay your fine (they get what they want) and you get what you want your license or the min punishment (what you want).
they have that in your state too! see if you can use that for the ticket and if so what that will help you with.
You can call the court and ask what typically happens with a ticket like that and they should be able to tell you.

here are the links for your state. your getting 6 to 12 points if you got two tickets or one. both are 6 points each.
http://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/citizen/drivers/points_6.asp

six points are going against your license. (for just the speeding)
· Reckless driving - speeding in excess of 80 mph (11 years)
6 more for reckless if you got on for that too.


here is your state conciquences on your license being suspended or revocked depending on the number of your points you have.
http://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/citizen/drivers/vadm/vadm1-8.asp

If you are age 18 or older and you accumulate eight demerit points in 12 months (or 12 points in 24 months), you will receive an advisory letter that cautions you about the consequences of violating the law.
If you accumulate 12 demerit points in 12 months (or 18 points in 24 months), you will be required to complete a clinic. You must enroll in and satisfactorily complete the driver improvement clinic within 90 days or your driver’s license will be suspended.
If you accumulate 18 demerit points in 12 months (or 24 points in 24 months), your driving privilege will be suspended for 90 days. Additionally, you must complete a driver improvement clinic before your privilege will be restored. Once your privilege is restored, you will be placed on a six month probation. You will not be granted restricted driving privileges.