The speed limit becomes effective at the sign. You could certainly argue that you thought the speed limit had increased. But it also depends where the officer clocked your speed.

Yes, doing whatever can be done to minimize the consequences to his driving record and insurance rates is worth an attempt. The consequences to his insurance rates are going to be incredibly expensive and hiring an attorney may be less expensive in the long run. Additionally, the speeding... View More

You can certainly enter a not guilty plea and request any dash and/or body cam footage as a part of the discovery process.

The effect that this might have on your insurance rates depends on your prior driving record and your insurance company. There is no mechanism for tickets automatically coming off of your driving record absent some type of agreement with the prosecutor. I don’t necessarily expect it to affect a... View More

Your question is confusing. Is the charge pending and you don’t want it on your record. Or were you convicted and you’re trying to have it removed from your record?

No. You are not required to sign a ticket upon receipt in Minnesota. There may be other ways to avoid the ticket or to keep it off of your record, but the printer being broken is not one of them.

Representing yourself is never a particularly good idea. You have some misunderstandings about the law. First, a ticket, at least in Minnesota, remains on your driving record permanently. I've seen folks with stuff on their driving record going back decades to the 90's and even the... View More

Yes. Paying a ticket is the equivalent of a guilty plea. Now here you are getting the benefit of having a second ticket dismissed so that might a good reason to accept the agreement.

I would suggest asking about this in an Illinois forum. The judge in Minnesota doesn't have any authority to decide how this will effect things in Illinois. An attorney in Illinois can best answer what your best approach to handling the MN ticket will be.

Nothing here was improper. It would be typical, particularly in a petty misdemeanor, that you wouldn’t necessarily enter a not guilty plea in front of a judge. It is a procedural step and the failure to do so isn’t a significant error.

You cannot legally drive without a license. So you will get ticketed, fined and perhaps even jailed if you drive without a license, especially if you do so repeatedly. Otherwise you can get a license and drive legally.

It’s impossible to answer without knowing more. What specifically are you charged with? Do you have anything other than speeding tickets on your record? Where are you being charged? Contact an attorney directly.

It is sufficient if the judge believes that the trooper’s word constitutes truth beyond a reasonable doubt. The trooper could certainly consider evidence that you were driving as fast as the truck if he clocked the trucker and the other vehicles were right behind it.

Extremely unlikely. If you want to contest it you need to get a hearing officer appointment or arraignment date depending on where it was. A lawyer can help.

"Pleading guilty with an explanation" to a judge will result in a conviction and perhaps reduced fine. But to ask for a "stay of adjudication" or better, the defendant or his or her defense attorney will need to speak with the prosecuting attorney (or in some metro counties,... View More

Setting your cruise control at 14mph over the speed limit isn’t going to be a successful defense. Leave the lawyering to the lawyers and get an attorney. There may be other ways to keep it off of your record.

You never need an attorney just as you don’t need a plumber when your sink floods your bathroom. It would be helpful to have a professional but you can try on your own. Of course many of us offer a free consultation.

An officer can issue a citation if they have reason to believe a law was violated. If you want to contest the charges, you should contact an attorney and set up a free consultation.

The prosecutor might be willing to negotiate a disposition that will keep a conviction off of your record. Having an attorney makes such a result more likely.

I'd suggest reaching out to attorneys directly. You don't provide enough information here to really answer your question. It's unclear where the tickets were issued, how many of them there are, whether they are at warrant status or not, misdemeanor vs. gross misdemeanor, etc.