Speeding 64mph in 45mph speed zone

What is the name of your state? NC

This is my first ticket for speeding in 6 years. anyway I could get around by just paying fine and not having any record on my license. Ticket was issued in NC but very far from my place so don't want to contest it

any advice ?

[BelizeBreeze]

Make sure the check doesn't bounce.

[James Young]

Peruse the thread and choose what you need. If you have questions, ask. The LEOs there are (with two exceptions) quite accommodating and honest. There are also plenty of others, myself included, who provide much better information than the drivel presented here.

You can also go to [url]www.motorists.org[/url], home of the National Motorists Association, the folks who got the hated and dangerous "55" revoked. I am a member but have no financial connection. They have a state-specific Legal Defense Guide available for rent. Membership fees are, I think $35 a year and include a very cool newsletter.

[BelizeBreeze]

and of course, that was very important advice. Which answered the question posed.

I guess it's time to alert the troll patrol.

[AHA]

What's the question??????

If you're asking for advice on how to not have to pay the fine for your speeding, then forget it, you broke the law, now pay it and smile.

Thanks your responses guys...

I am ready to pay fine, but will I get any points or just a citation

Originally Posted by AHA

What's the question??????

If you're asking for advice on how to not have to pay the fine for your speeding, then forget it, you broke the law, now pay it and smile.

[BelizeBreeze]

Now THAT'S a specific question.

Pay the fine and ask the prosecuting attorney to reduce the speed so you don't get a point. If they won't talk to you hire an attorney. Usually, with a clean record, it's not much to do what you want. It's not guaranteed but a better bet then trying to go it alone.

[James Young]

ncguy writes:

This is my first ticket for speeding in 6 years. anyway I could get around by just paying fine and not having any record on my license. Ticket was issued in NC but very far from my place so don't want to contest it

Paying the fine is an admission of guilt and it will result in a “record” or points on your license. (See below). This is certainly the case within a state but even among all state members of the Interstate Drivers License Compact.

I always urge people to contest their citations. The ticket system is all about money and only about money. Any time we can force the system to expend more money than they take in, we win because the system breaks down. Can you imagine what would happen to the ticket system if it lost money on every ticket instead of making money? It is also very enlightening to watch the traffic courts in action.


Then:


I am ready to pay fine, but will I get any points or just a citation

You’ve already got the citation – the ticket. It is nothing more than a notice by an officer of the court – the LEO – to appear before a specific court on or before a specific date and time. Points are nothing more than part of a formula that can determine whether you can continue to retain your license. Violations carry different values and the accumulation of XX points (representing some combination of convictions) over YY period (usually a rolling period of three years) will result in the revocation of your license, after the due process required by Burson v Bell, US Sup Ct., 1973.

I suggest you hire an attorney local to the county seat where you got the citation. He can plea you down to a non-moving violation that is not reportable to the DMV but carries enough of a monetary fine that the courts are eager to accept it. What you want to avoid is triggering insurance surcharges because they generally last for three years, so a minor speeding cite may result in an additional $1,000 in insurance. Why fight it so hard? Because you never know when you’re going to get your next ticket.

[stephenk]

Isn't traffic school offered in that district?