The Ball is in your court
1-11-08
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16) If a person has received a citation for a violation of section 328(1) for failing to produce a certificate of insurance pursuant to section 328(2), the court MAY waive the fee described in section 328(3)(c) and SHALL waive any fine, costs, and any other fee or assessment otherwise authorized under this act upon receipt of verification by the court that the person, before the appearance date on the citation, produced valid proof of insurance that was in effect at the time the violation of section 328(1) occurred. Insurance obtained subsequent to the time of the violation does not make the person eligible for a waiver under this subsection.
THIS VERIFIES that
Upon showing you had insurance at the time you were cited the matter will be settled (Here it involves a processing fee of $10.00)
The clerk at the court should be able to tell you if a form needs to be signed by your insurance agent verifying that you had insurance at the time you were issued the citation or if you can verify it by bringing your proof of insurance to court.
A court clerk should also be able to tell you under what conditions traffic school is available.
FACT:
You and every driver who is cited for a traffic violation may enter a Not Guilty Plea. The traffic ticket lists this as one of the options, based on the concept that a person is innocent unless proved otherwise..
As JIMinCA states
There is no obligation for any driver to incriminate himself in court . Entering a not guilty plea is NOT lying. The defendant is saying that he is not acting as a prosecutor proving his guilt, but is acting as a person innocent unless the court can prove him guilty.
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Your Post:
This is my first offense and I'd really rather not have 3 points on my license from the speeding. What should I do? Do I admit responsibility with explanation, or deny responsibility?
FACT:
Only the driver who was cited can decide, given his circumstances ,
what is the best course for him to take.
FACT:
The more options a person considers the better chance to make a decision that is best for him.
FACT:
As suggested in the book Beat Your Ticket published by NOLO the best way to see how a judge may rule in your case is to go to court (before your court date) and observe how the judge rules in cases similiar to yours.
One website to get a overview of how a traffic ticket progresses through the court system is "Speeding Ticket -- Fighting or Plea Bargaining "-------- One of the most popular forms of plea bargaining available to you is referred to as driving school or, another variation of the same thing etc.
Best Regards,
Hey There
