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I was pulled over by TN highway patrol going 101 in a 70 at night. The officer said he got me by radar. My cars registration also expired just over a month ago too so he wrote that on the ticket too. I'm not able to pay any increases in insurance so I'm... View More 
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answered on Nov 10, 2020
I advise hiring a competent attorney to represent you. You definitely need to go to Court and act in a respectful manner. Apparently you acted appropriately or the LEO would have arrested you. Get the Registration renewed immediately and take it to Court. It may be possible to plead to a... View More
I don't reside in Tennessee. I was approaching a yellow stop light in the North Memphis area, therefore I stopped. There was a cop on the opposite side of the street. The cop did a sharp u-turn and pulled behind me. She asked for my license and nothing else like registration or Insurance. I... View More
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answered on Nov 9, 2020
Your ignorance of the bad light will not work. You might get the light fixed and take the receipt to Court with you. The worst that can happen is you are found guilty, but it might get dismissed.
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answered on Oct 27, 2020
It is up to the LEO' s discretion whether to arrest you or not. Sometimes you will still report to get booked. But apparently you have to go to Court for Speeding, where your stopped and handled yourself before the officer fairly well. Go to Court and act respectful. The worst that can... View More
I live in TN and was pulled over by a trooper. This is my first ticket and I'm not sure what to expect.
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answered on Oct 27, 2020
Go to Court in a respectful manner. Bring your Registration and Insurance in case the DA /Judge inquires. It might get Dismissed or lowered to a lower MPH over. A lower speed will lower the number of points going against your MVR for the last year, and you are only allowed eleven.
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answered on Oct 23, 2020
The Sentence will probably be costs and a fine. And points will go against your MVR for the last year. Go to Court in a respectful manner. It would help a little to plead to a less than 20 mph over.
I know from asking other officers that if my vehicle is looked up, it would have shown my tags were up to date and paid. I didn’t realize my tag sticker had been taken off until pulled over. The ticket issued is for expired tags with mandatory court date even though I told him that they... View More
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answered on Oct 21, 2020
Get a duplicate Registration Sticker and go to Court. Hopefully it will be dismissed.
I was forced to veer into another lane to keep from rear ending a car that cut in front of me.
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answered on Oct 19, 2020
Yes.. SOL on Misdemeanors is 1 year. You should go to Court and politely explain why you changed lanes.
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answered on Oct 19, 2020
Get the registration current and go to Court. It might even be dismissed with payment of costs. Do not just mail in a fine and then possibly have a problem with the DOS.
Hi, I received speeding ticket 107 in 65 zone in TN. Trooper say this speed was caught on radar and asked to appear in court or call to know total fine which is 250$. I think i was not over speeding this much. So should i go court and fight my case or pay fine and move on with it considering other... View More
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answered on Oct 13, 2020
You might consider going to Court and seeing if the DA will allow you to plead to a 25mph over, which might help a little. Points on your last year's MVR is the problem. And as soon as you get a ticket, it is very easy to get another and you are only allowed 11. The costs are going to be... View More
I do not normally go this fast and I genuinely did not mean to. I looked down and realized so I slowed down. However, by the time I was slowing down, I saw the lights behind me.
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answered on Oct 13, 2020
Apparently the LEO has already gave you a Citation instead of arresting you and getting a Warrant issued. It is usually at the LEO's discretion, and apparently you acted appropriately when the emergency lights were activated. Be respectful in Court.
Long story short, I received a citation for "Following too Closely", 9-419. Car in front of me rearended the car in front of them, causing me to have to swerve. My mirror tapped their tail light, damaging my mirror cover and leaving only a small scuff on their tail light. I was initially... View More
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answered on Oct 9, 2020
In TN the accident report is inadmissible evidence by Statute. So the LEO testifies to what he finds when he goes to the accident scene, and tells what available (in Court) declarants told him there.
I recieved a letter saying I had to be in court on such day, 5 months later. I couldn't make that day and now they say I have to pay ticket which will cancel my insurance.
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answered on Oct 5, 2020
I am afraid that you did this to yourself. You probably should have hired an attorney to represent you. Now either pay the costs and get the MVR points, or lose your TNDL.
The court printout of ticket has incorrect address, incorrect DL# and wrong court date. LEO states radar tracked me at 45 in a 30 going there opposite direction. Is there a chance that I can get this dismissed?
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answered on Sep 21, 2020
Check with Court Clerk about the exact Court Date. Go to Court and be respectful about telling either the Prosecutor or the Judge about the incorrect Citation. Hopefully you will receive a Diversion or a Dismissal.
Remember you are only allowed 11 points on your MVR for the last year,... View More
example: tail light was out
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answered on Sep 21, 2020
Absolutely... LEO's can execute a legal stop for any Rule of the Road Violation they witness. Then other Charges may follow.
and received a ticket but the officer didn't ask me to sign it on the paper or on an electronic device. Does that mean an automatic dismissal in court since i wasn't asked to sign? Thank you
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answered on Sep 18, 2020
No. That is only an acknowledgement of the Citation instead of Arrest. You will need to go to Court in a respectful manner. Be polite about the lack of signature.
Received a FTA because I had court dates mixed up.
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answered on Sep 16, 2020
You probably mean capias warrant. Hire a competent attorney to take you to Court when you are not on the Docket to set aside the capia and resolve everything. Have money ready to pay the costs and fines. Most likely you will walk out of there.
The judge dismissed the case, stipulating one year of no other moving violations. I have had no other violations since 2012, so can this TN county still levy $100+ court costs now, to “settle the case” as they claim? I have received no other communication from that court in eight years! And if... View More
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answered on Sep 16, 2020
If the Citation was actually dismissed, then no points go to the MVR. But you apparently misunderstood the Judge, or the Clerk is mistaken. Either way you will have to pay those monies now, or it will be reported to DOS and they revoke your TNDL.
I was trying to merge over in a 65 but I wasn’t able to so I sped up to 93 so I wouldn’t have been run off the road. the officer saw some toys on my dash so he wrote the ticket for the due care
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answered on Sep 14, 2020
Do not understand your facts. But go to Court and act respectful. It might get diverted or reduced. Paying it by mail is a conviction, and you are only allowed 11 points on your MVR for the last year.
In Washington county, Tennessee
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answered on Sep 10, 2020
Absolutely... It is usually the LEO's discretion whether to arrest someone without a warrant or to issue a citation/summons to Court without arrest. But it is the Charge that is important, not whether you were arrested or not.
I was pulled over on the interstate for driving over the speed limit, en route from TN to DC. I paid the ticket online but now I need a certified court disposition on my case, for a naturalization application. I don't have actual ticket, so I don't know in what county it happened. I do... View More
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answered on Sep 9, 2020
A Virginia lawyer would be better suited to help you. You will need to call every Court Clerk in the vicinity of where the speeding violation took place. VA has both County and City Courts, so it will be a lengthy process, but you should be able to track it down, especially with the Citation... View More
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