12Sep/0911
I got a speeding ticket in O.C. I plan on contesting. If I am found guilty, can I still request traffic school
I do not want this ticket to appear on my record.
Radar was not used and the officer wrote down i was going at 75+ at a 65mph zone. Like I mentioned, i do not want it to appear on my record.
September 12th, 2009 - 06:27
I would request the traffic school before you are found guilty. Judges usually aren’t happy after they have to go through a bench trial (and find you guilty) and the traffic school option is usually taken off the table the minute you plead not guilty. You could always get an atty to get the ticket knocked down to a no points for you.
September 12th, 2009 - 06:27
Just request the traffic school one ticket is not a big deal unless you were really speeding. Like 80 in a 40mph
September 12th, 2009 - 06:27
Yes…
September 12th, 2009 - 06:27
First of all, if you contest the ticket, you will lose….if it was a radar. All calibrations of radars are logged and 99,9% of the time very accurate. You are NOT able to goto the traffic school if you contest the ticket. Don’t listen to the idiot that said you were. Shows just how dumb and misleading people are. Make sure of your case before you contest it because it could cost you alot more if you lose.
Good Luck!
September 12th, 2009 - 06:27
DId u refuse it to start with?
September 12th, 2009 - 06:27
Depends on how bad the speeding was. If you were going significantly over the speed limit (say 100 on a freeway or 50 in a school zone, probably not).
September 12th, 2009 - 06:27
your drivers record depends on your actions, so I wouldn’t trust anyones advice on traffic school . I would call the courthouse myself and ask them the rules of your county or city.
September 12th, 2009 - 06:27
Be careful about contesting. It could cost you traffic school.
Call the traffic court or go down there and find out what you can and can not do.
What enforcement gave you the ticket? Was radar used?
You need to make sure you understand the consequence when you contest a ticket.
September 12th, 2009 - 06:27
when you are found guilty, the judge determines what your punishment will be.
you can request that he give you traffic school, but he doesn’t have to at that point. he can do whatever he wants (within reason). there’s no guarantee, actually, more often than no, they don’t give you traffic school at that point.
September 12th, 2009 - 06:27
Yes. I contested a ticket I got, and the judge let me go to traffic school. I would argue what training he got to determine how the naked eye could determine how fast you were going. Find out how you calibrate your brain to eye so he can determine this. Then, throw a ball in the air and ask him if he can tell you how fast it was traveling. If you get traffic school, do it online. It took me and hour with a six pack.
September 12th, 2009 - 06:27
He cited you by estimation or what? Pacing? You could probably get a not guilty verdict.