Q: So i got a ticket for going 13 over at the end of May, i forgot to pay it so i had to go to court and got put on court
supervision, the judge said i had to come back in november to prove that i took the class that was required, im still on court supervision and a week ago i got another ticket for going 19 over, am i going to get my license taken away/suspended? i'm 17, should i get a traffic lawyer to prevent it getting taken away? can i do anything for it not to be?
A: You have technically violated your supervision. However, the state has to find out about it and files papers to revoke it. It is not automatic. An experienced traffic lawyer in the county where you received the ticket would be wise. He or she may be able to save the supervision or at least avoid a suspension.
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Mr. Harvatin is correct. In order to revoke your supervision, they must file paperwork to do so. A key point in whether your supervision may be revoked is whether your new ticket occurred in the same county as the one you are on supervision for. If this is the case, then you should certainly seek an attorney to help prevent your supervision were being revoked. If your new ticket occurred in a different County, one strategy that you can take is to get a continuance on the date of your new ticket. In Practical terms, the supervising County relies on your driving record to determine if you have violated your supervision. As a practical matter, a ticket doesn't appear on your driving record until it is resolved. Therefore, if you keep your new ticket's case open and it's in a different County such that the prosecutors wouldn't have easy access to it, it is entirely possible that they won't know about the violation. Either way, you should certainly speak to an attorney local to that region so that you can help prevent a suspension. You should also not mail in a guilty plea on this new ticket as that is very likely to risk suspension.
As for the rules of suspension, if you have two moving violations that you received before your 21st birthday within 24 months of one another that you are later convicted of, you will be suspended. In addition, if you have had a prior suspension for this rule, a future moving violation conviction for Ticket issued before your 21st birthday will also trigger a suspension for 6 months. These are the two primary rules that you should concern yourself with.
My recommendation along with Mr. Harvatin is to seek out an attorney in that region who can advise how to best go about preventing a conviction and risk of suspension.
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