Q: How many days do you have to have after traffic school before you can get another ticket?

A: Hello Asker,

I am having a bit of trouble understanding your question but it appears to be asking two things. First, how long your supervision period is when you pay the $120-$140 for a traffic ticket, and second how one can receive court supervision for a second traffic ticket.

To answer the first question, court supervision can, by statute, range from one to twenty-four months. In traffic court for moving violations, it tends be between 3-6 months. In Cook County, it is usually 4 months. In DuPage and Lake County, it is commonly 3 or 6 months. The best way to find out would be to call the circuit court clerk of the county that issued your first ticket, provide them with the case or ticket number, and ask them when your supervision ended.

If you received this second ticket after that date, then your supervision should be fine. If not, you do have a situation where your supervision can potentially be revoked and you may be resentenced.

As for your second ticket, you are eligible for court supervision IF the ticket is an offense that is supervision eligible AND you have not received supervision on any other tickets besides the ones we are discussing within a year. Court supervision is only allowed twice in a 12 month period. With that being said, if you would like supervision, you or an attorney MUST appear in court to receive supervision. Most prosecutors offices have an unofficial or official policy to deny out of court supervision requests for drivers who have had a ticket in the past 12 months.

Therefore, you would be eligible based upon everything you have stated here but the request must be done in person. I hope that helps and let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Jason A. Wilkins

Traffic Attorney

(630) 445-2293

www.jwilkinslaw.com