Q: Is the date of conviction for a moving violation the date issued or the date you pay the violation?
I got a moving violation 2 weeks before I’m eligible for my regular license. I have up to 2 weeks after I can get my license to pay the ticket or fight it. I don’t have good chances to fight this Delaware ticket for failing to yield. If I go to the mva and get my license and then pay the ticket after I hold my regular license, would they be able to take my license away for the date of the violation to be before my 18months were up. Or would they go off the date I paid the ticket ? This would be my 3rd moving violation so a 6 month suspension if I have to pay while on provisional. I am just 2 days away from being eligible and I have till mid April to pay or fight the ticket. However I was advised I would most likely not win the case fighting it as I have nothing to prove my innocence.
A: You need to hire a traffic ticket lawyer in the jurisdiction the ticket was issued and see if you can get something worked out re: your most recent ticket.
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A: Ticket convictions are reported from the date of the citation, not the date of payment, but there will be nothing on your license until you are convicted, which can happen if you pay it. Maryland does not impose points for out of state tickets, so you won't get the points, but the speed conviction and speed over the limit will appear on your Maryland license once it is reported as paid or you go to trial. There is a scenario where you are not guilty: you request a trial and the officer fails to show for trial. There are other ways to beat a ticket, but you will need a DE lawyer for that. Get your full license before the conviction goes on your license, and delay as long as possible, so request the trial and go to trial.
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