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Legal Advice for a
Speeding Ticket
If
you are pulled over for speeding and issued a citation legally, you do
not need a lawyer unless you are also cited for reckless driving.
Speeding tickets are fairly straight forward, but for the most part, you
have the right to pay the ticket through mail or else dispute the charge
against you. After studying law, I learned that anyone who pleas guilty
on speeding tickets subjects himself to unnecessary punishment from the
law, since most speeding tickets can be dismissed.
Courts do not like to
waste time and taxpayer dollars on petty crimes. To dispute a speeding
ticket, you must within 10 days in most instances write a letter of
dispute with the ticket number included in the letter, as well as your
reasons for disputing the charges. In the written dispute, you must include
ticket numbers, the date the ticket was received, the act and section of
the defense, and your personal information. Thus, it depends on the
state, but for the most part, states have a writing address where the
dispute can be mailed. Check with your local county clerk to learn where
to mail the dispute form.
After you have
completed the dispute form, you will then wait to hear from the proper
authorities, which will mail you a letter stating the date that your
hearing will start. Make sure you attend the hearing and try to be at the
courtroom at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the court hearing. When
the judge asks you how you plea, make sure you plead not guilty. At this
point the judge will decide if your case is worthy of continuance and may
possibly throw out the case; otherwise, you may be summoned to appear at
another hearing at which your case will be decided.
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