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Im pregnant and my court date is the same day as my due date. The officer recommended I call and ask for a deferment or traffic school. I dont know who I would call to ask this
answered on Dec 11, 2021
Hire a lawyer to handle for you do you don’t have to go to court.
I was pulled over for speeding (24mph over). I was told I should call the county clerk and ask to go to traffic school. Would I still need to appear in court?
answered on Dec 11, 2021
Yes. The county clerk does not handle traffic tickets. The District Court clerk handles traffic tickets but you have to go to court in order to be referred to traffic school.
answered on Nov 29, 2021
Yes. Generally the fine has to be paid at least 24 hours before the court date for it to come off the courts docket. You’d better call the clerk and check to make sure.
Is there potential for insurance points to be accessed unless bargained down to a non-moving violation?
answered on Oct 27, 2021
Insurance companies can run your record at any time and they have different protocols for raising your rates. My advice would be to always get a speeding ticket dismissed if you can.
How could someone be arrested for driving on suspension if they aren’t operating the vehicle ?
answered on Oct 23, 2021
It depends on the circumstances. If the police do not have any proof at all the person was at any time operating or driving the vehicle then they should not be charged. If the person was driving at a previous date and the police can prove they were driving they could be charged. This commonly... View More 
I was pulled over today the only ticket I got was for not having my insurance in the car I am covered with car insurance but I just did not have it in the car the cop gave me a court date he said the judge would dismiss it when I showed that my car was covered at the time I got pulled over but... View More
answered on Oct 18, 2021
It will show up but you can expunge it 60 days after it is dismissed.
on my phon Records. However my original court date was changed (by the courts) and then the paper telling me of my new court date was delivered to my neighbor. I missed my court date because one, I didn’t know about it and two, it was on my sons birthday. What do I need to do?? And what’s going... View More
answered on Oct 5, 2021
Hire a lawyer to get it redocketed. They can still probably get it diverted for you.
Officer stated he used moving radar but had no information about the equipment used on the citation, equipment type, unit# or model #. States i was moving faster than other vehicles is all. I was traveling through an intersection that had some vehicles going with traffic and others going much... View More
answered on Oct 5, 2021
Sure. You can argue no reasonable suspicion. However, you also need a good backup plan.
I just got my first ticket. The officer said I was going 70 in a 55, but wrote it up as going 60 in a 55. It has a prepayable amount on it, though. If I make the payment before my court date, do I still have to go to court?
answered on Sep 29, 2021
No, not if you pay , but you’d be better off hiring a lawyer who can probably get it diverted or dismissed for you, rather than risking potential license/insurance/points issues.
answered on Sep 25, 2021
Hire a lawyer to go back in and reform the plea you made by paying.
3. Expired license registration but I was in possession of the new one in my car, officer saw it. What should I expect, court date is December 2021. Thank you.
answered on Sep 23, 2021
If you correct it all before court and take proof with you to court, they may dismiss some or all of the charges.
We were told to send a check to pay for the ticket but weren’t told about a hearing or anything. Will he lose his license?
answered on Sep 19, 2021
Your best bet is to contact a lawyer that is licensed in Ohio and practices regularly in the county where he received the ticket.
answered on Sep 14, 2021
Probably not initially, but you should hire an experienced criminal defense attorney to help you.
Street address was wrong on ticket as well. Year and make and color of car was right just not the model Happened in spencer co ky.
answered on Jul 31, 2021
You can go to court or you can hire an attorney to go to court on your behalf. They will likely work out a resolution that day and then if you owe fines and costs they will be due on a later date usually 60 to 90 days after you plead guilty
answered on Jul 27, 2021
Other hearing denotes hearing on a special or specific issue.
Stopped in grant county charged with reckless driving speeding 26> Failure to or improper signal following another vehicle to closely best or worst possible outcome should I get an attorney?
answered on Jul 25, 2021
You are always better off if you hire an attorney. It really depends on how fast you were going. 26 mph over is the highest charge in Kentucky but you can actually be going for 30, 40 or mph over it would show up as the same charge
I’ve gotten a ticket once in October 2019 and did traffic school so it never counted against my license. Will I be able to make payments on my ticket or will I have to be able to pay in full? How big of a fine will I expect to pay? Can they offer traffic school again?
I live in Madison... View More
answered on Jul 20, 2021
You will likely get to go to traffic school again to save your license. You can make payments on the fine or costs.
Bumped into a car when reversing out of a parking spot Halloween of 2020. No damage, victim didn’t want to call police. Found out when contacted my insurance company, my coverage lapsed. Got that taken care of but first week of December 2020, victim called police to have police report done. Ended... View More
I was also cited for failure to notify dmv of moving from Ohio to Nashville but I just moved last month. I’m worried about the points being added to my record. Should I hire an attorney?
answered on Jul 9, 2021
It depends what county you’re in but hiring attorney for any speeding ticket over 20 mph over is typically worth it because you can get a reduced charged or possibly a County Attorney or state traffic school diversion program. Having a local attorney is much easier than trying to do it yourself... View More
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