Q: Could a 11-14mph over the speed limit ticket revoke my court supervision
A: Technically, yes any new could could constitute a violation of our court supervision. The prosecutor can file a violation and seek to revoke your court supervision. It is important that the new ticket is handled properly. You may be able to receive supervision twice within a one year period.
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Hello Asker,
As Mr. Davis pointed out, it can constitute a violation. Technically, any ordinance, traffic, or criminal violation occurring during the supervision period qualifies. With that said, there are a number of factors that can influence whether it affects your supervision and leads to a revocation. Not the least among these is whether the supervising county is aware. Often, counties rely on driving records to verify compliance with supervision. If the new ticket is still pending and was issued by a separate county, the supervising county may satisfactorily terminate your supervision without realizing that you have a pending case that could otherwise constitute a violation.
Alternatively, they may choose to ignore the violation if they deem it not significant enough to warrant filing a petition to revoke your supervision. In general, if the violating offense is much more serious or of the same nature and variety as the offense you are on supervision for, this becomes much less likely. In contrast, tickets like accident tickets are less likely to be ones that may constitute a violation as it becomes harder to argue that an accident constitutes a willful violation of your supervision.
In general, I feel Mr. Davis makes a good point in seeking supervision for the new ticket. If you are eligible, that is probably the best way to go so even if your supervision was revoked, you won't have two convictions rather than just one if you get supervision on the new offense. In general, I would at least consider speaking to a lawyer (almost all traffic attorneys offer free consultation) to investigate what can be done to prevent a revocation of your supervision.
I hope that helps and let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Jason A. Wilkins
Traffic Attorney
(630) 445-2293
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