First speeding ticket in North Carolina

[dju]

Hi,
I've moved to North Carolina one month ago from France and i've been arrested for driving at 70mhp on a 45 mph zone (G.S. 20-141 (J1)).
The officer says it was 72mph but he wrote 70mph on the ticket.
Then he tells me i have to go to court and I have no ideas of how its work.
It's my first ticket in the US.

I'm really scared, what will be the potential punishment for this ?

I heard that speeding ticket may increase you car insurance, how does it work ?

The officer tells me that i can ask for a attorney to represent me ? Do i have to ?

Thank you so much for helping.

 

[Just Blue]

Hi,
I've moved to North Carolina one month ago from France and i've been arrested for driving at 70mhp on a 45 mph zone (G.S. 20-141 (J1)).
The officer says it was 72mph but he wrote 70mph on the ticket.
Then he tells me i have to go to court and I have no ideas of how its work.
It's my first ticket in the US.

I'm really scared, what will be the potential punishment for this ?

I heard that speeding ticket may increase you car insurance, how does it work ?

The officer tells me that i can ask for a attorney to represent me ? Do i have to ?

Thank you so much for helping.

You should hire an Attorney to assist you in this matter.

 

[dju]

You should hire an Attorney to assist you in this matter.

Yes, i think so considering I have no idea of how it work at the court

I really don't know what to do... In France, when you got a speeding ticket, you get some points on your licence, pay the fine and you're done.
Here... being asked to attend in court make it really "official"... and a bit scary too.

 

[FlyingRon]

The J1 indicates that you were cited for the class 3 misdemeanor version of this statute for being 15 over (72 vs. 70 makes no difference here).
$200 fine or up to 20 days in jail/community service. Unless you have a criminal history, you can not get jail. You still don't want this on your record.

Since jail is not on the table, the state won't pay for a public defender. Get an attorney.