Not in U.S. to Fight Speeding Ticket

[nathomas83]

I received a speeding ticket in Georgiana, AL (Butler County) for driving 75 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. My court appearance date is set for 3/13/2014.
The information on the ticket is incorrect describing the location, which is why I would like to fight the ticket. The area where I received the ticket had a 65 MPH speed limit. The officer indicated a completely different area on the ticket, which had a 55 MPH zone.
I just relocated to Japan (2 weeks ago) and will not be able to appear in court in March in Alabama. My husband is military and we just got relocated. The ticket is $225 and the service fee to pay online is $22. I would pay if I feel I violated, but the information is incorrect!
Are there other options to fight this ticket or get it reduced? PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[TheGeekess]

I received a speeding ticket in Georgiana, AL (Butler County) for driving 75 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. My court appearance date is set for 3/13/2014.
The information on the ticket is incorrect describing the location, which is why I would like to fight the ticket. The area where I received the ticket had a 65 MPH speed limit. The officer indicated a completely different area on the ticket, which had a 55 MPH zone.
I just relocated to Japan (2 weeks ago) and will not be able to appear in court in March in Alabama. My husband is military and we just got relocated. The ticket is $225 and the service fee to pay online is $22. I would pay if I feel I violated, but the information is incorrect!
Are there other options to fight this ticket or get it reduced? PLEASE HELP!!!

75 in a 65 is still speeding.

It would cost you more in attorney's fees to fight this than simply paying the ticket and taking the points.

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

He was relocated. You elected to ignore your court appearance and travel with him. Your option appears to be pay it. Hopefully it does not require an in court appearance.

 

[Ohiogal]

I received a speeding ticket in Georgiana, AL (Butler County) for driving 75 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. My court appearance date is set for 3/13/2014.
The information on the ticket is incorrect describing the location, which is why I would like to fight the ticket. The area where I received the ticket had a 65 MPH speed limit. The officer indicated a completely different area on the ticket, which had a 55 MPH zone.
I just relocated to Japan (2 weeks ago) and will not be able to appear in court in March in Alabama. My husband is military and we just got relocated. The ticket is $225 and the service fee to pay online is $22. I would pay if I feel I violated, but the information is incorrect!
Are there other options to fight this ticket or get it reduced? PLEASE HELP!!!

If you don't pay it, and if you don't show, you will find that a warrant will be issued for your arrest and your driver's license will be suspended. If your husband is required to have a background check done (and his car is the one you were driving or they also look at you) that could cause him problems in the future. You don't get to ignore tickets. PAY IT.

 

[TheGeekess]

If you don't pay it, and if you don't show, you will find that a warrant will be issued for your arrest and your driver's license will be suspended. If your husband is required to have a background check done (and his car is the one you were driving or they also look at you) that could cause him problems in the future. You don't get to ignore tickets. PAY IT.

And the state won't notify you that you have a suspended license. You'll be driving, LEO will pull you over and boom! Your license goes out the window never to return. Then you have to go pay the original fine/costs. THEN you have to drive to Montgomery and pay the state to reinstate your license. The auto insurance company will know about it and cancel the auto insurance. So you get the fun of straightening out that mess, too.

Oh, and even if you NEVER return to Alabama, OP, you won't be able to get a license in any other state because of the status of your Alabama license.

 

[Ohiogal]

I love how she throws in that her husband is in the military as though THAT should be a reason for her to be a scofflaw and not have to take care of her legal business.

 

[nathomas83]

I love how she throws in that her husband is in the military as though THAT should be a reason for her to be a scofflaw and not have to take care of her legal business.

Maybe some of you got the message misconstrued! I simply DO NOT have a problem to pay the ticket...and not trying to escape paying. I take care of all my legal matters. However, I would like to pay for the CORRECT ticket!! If I was still in the U.S., I would appear in court to state the information on the ticket is incorrect. My question was HOW to fight this ticket to get the information corrected if I am not able to appear in court.
Nevertheless, thanks for the "advice"...

 

[TheGeekess]

Maybe some of you got the message misconstrued! I simply DO NOT have a problem to pay the ticket...and not trying to escape paying. I take care of all my legal matters. However, I would like to pay for the CORRECT ticket!! If I was still in the U.S., I would appear in court to state the information on the ticket is incorrect. My question was HOW to fight this ticket to get the information corrected if I am not able to appear in court.
Nevertheless, thanks for the "advice"...

Then pay an attorney $1500 to appear for a $200 ticket (and hope it works). Or pay the ticket and stew about it for a while.

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

I suggest you suck up to get a military flight back to make your appearance or pay the piper.

 

[Ohiogal]

Then pay an attorney $1500 to appear for a $200 ticket (and hope it works). Or pay the ticket and stew about it for a while.

She will have to appear to fight the ticket. Even if she hires an attorney.

 

[Ohiogal]

Maybe some of you got the message misconstrued! I simply DO NOT have a problem to pay the ticket...and not trying to escape paying. I take care of all my legal matters. However, I would like to pay for the CORRECT ticket!! If I was still in the U.S., I would appear in court to state the information on the ticket is incorrect. My question was HOW to fight this ticket to get the information corrected if I am not able to appear in court.
Nevertheless, thanks for the "advice"...

Oh but you do have a problem with paying it. If you didn't, YOU WOULD PAY IT. You haven't. Instead you left the country and now are whining that you can't come back and go to court. And in order to get sympathy, you throw in the fact that your husband is in the military. As if that somehow changes YOUR actions in being a scofflaw. Your method of fighting is to fly back over and go to the court date. Of course there may be more than one. So attend them all. Or you can pay the ticket. And you can roll your eyes all you want -- it doesn't change the fact that you seem to expect to get out of this because you are married to a military member. If you didn't think it mattered, you wouldn't have said it.

 

[TheGeekess]

She will have to appear to fight the ticket. Even if she hires an attorney.

Guess noone ever told her that life was not going to be "fair".

 

[Ladyback1]

I received a speeding ticket in Georgiana, AL (Butler County) for driving 75 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. My court appearance date is set for 3/13/2014.
The information on the ticket is incorrect describing the location, which is why I would like to fight the ticket. The area where I received the ticket had a 65 MPH speed limit. The officer indicated a completely different area on the ticket, which had a 55 MPH zone.
I just relocated to Japan (2 weeks ago) and will not be able to appear in court in March in Alabama. My husband is military and we just got relocated. The ticket is $225 and the service fee to pay online is $22. I would pay if I feel I violated, but the information is incorrect!
Are there other options to fight this ticket or get it reduced? PLEASE HELP!!!

you were still speeding. Do you know if the 10 MPH difference you state from what the officer states, makes a difference in fines?
You can also take online traffic school.

 

[TheGeekess]

you were still speeding. Do you know if the 10 MPH difference you state from what the officer states, makes a difference in fines?
You can also take online traffic school.

Does Alabama offer an online traffic school? Or traffic school at all?

Not to my knowledge.