Q: I am 19 got a speeding ticket in Illinois , officer suggested court supervision??
I was going 18 over the speed limit , the officer said court supervision would be the best , I did some research and court supervision seems like it goes off your record after a set amount of days.. , my question is what exactly is court supervision for an Illinois speeding ticket and how do I go about it ??
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Court supervision, if completed successfully, will prevent a conviction from being entered on your public record in Illinois. As a result, it will not effect your insurance rates or driving privileges. You will need to avoid any additional tickets during a set period of time (set by the judge), pay fines, and possibly complete traffic safety school. Specific conditions of court supervision are determined in court. Your age and prior driving record will likely be taken into account.
Some tickets have the option to mail-in a request for traffic school/court supervision. You need to carefully read the paperwork your were given to determine your options. If requesting court supervision by mail is not an option, you would need to appear in court (or have an attorney appear in court) to request court supervision.
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In a typical court supervision case, you plead guilty, pay a larger fine, stay out of trouble for 3 or 6 months.
After the 3 or 6 months the case is dismissed. As though you never got the ticket.
The guilty plea is in case you do get in trouble, they don't have to prove you guilty.
There are 2 kinds of records kept by the Secretary of State.
The kind that everyone sees will not show the court supervision.
Another one is for court purposes and shows all supervisions.
So, if you get picked up again, the court and prosecutor will know you already had a ticket and got supervision.
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