Posted: 1/26/2016 5:24:52 PM EDT
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Wife was cited for sec 14-298 $92. She was told by the officer he was giving her a break and there would be no points vs the 52 in 35 mph speeding ticket she was facing....
I look it up and I see if she pays she would get 2 points on her license? Anyone have experience with this? |
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I was doing 58 in a 30 and got no points. I know now with the new laws 2 moving violations within 3 years under 24 years old and it's driving retraining and 3 tickets within 3 years for over 24.
I'm sure she's fine. Just pay it. If that's what the cop said then you should be fine. He wrote it up in a way to not get points im guessing. I Could be wrong? 
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i'm not a lawyer and i'm not giving legal advise. i'm just stating below what i would do in your situation.
the statute states 2 points so i'm not sure how the police would write the ticket to assess no points. i would go to traffic court and prior to the judge entering the chamber, i would go up to the district attorney who should be standing behind his desk and tell him you received this ticket but don't want points on your license. the d.a. at that point will confirm you will not get points as stated by the police or you will. explain to him what the police said to you and you are willing to pay the fine but don't want points on your record. if the d.a. says he can't do anything for you then you wait till your case is called and tell the judge you will pay the fine but don't want points on your record. if the judge states you will get points if you plead guilty then ask for a continuance. you will get a new court date and prior to the court date write a letter to the district attorney's office and to the police officer asking for all his certifications and training he received to be able to write you that ticket. i.e. radar operator schools he's attended, traffic seminars etc.. this is called discovery. then you go to court on your assigned new date. if the policeman did not provide you with your requested documentation or he's not there tell the d.a. prior to the judge entering the courtroom to dismiss your case for failure to provide requested documentation. if all that fails, you wait for your case and plead not guilty and tell the court the police and district attorney failed to provide relevant documentation and ask for the case to be dismissed. if the judge finds you guilty, then you file for an appeal and get a new court date. all of the above is a fictional account and not legal advise. cl ps. it will not go this far for a speeding ticket. |
| The no-points for a mail in nolo (no-contest) plea refers to DMV points. Even without receiving points, a ticket could still be considered for the operator retraining program/suspension scheme. Also, lack of DMV points does not preclude an insurance company from considering the infraction/violation when calculating rates. |
| I'm assuming your wife got an "excessive speed" (35mph in a 30mph zone) ticket vs and actual "speeding" (55mph in a 30mph zone) ticket. How did you check the "points"?? I received one a few months ago (first ticket ever) and would like to know how it worked out for me. |
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The no-points for a mail in nolo (no-contest) plea refers to DMV points. Even without receiving points, a ticket could still be considered for the operator retraining program/suspension scheme. Also, lack of DMV points does not preclude an insurance company from considering the infraction/violation when calculating rates. Correct. And some people need to stop watching Law and Order reruns. |
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Correct. And some people need to stop watching Law and Order reruns. Quoted:
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The no-points for a mail in nolo (no-contest) plea refers to DMV points. Even without receiving points, a ticket could still be considered for the operator retraining program/suspension scheme. Also, lack of DMV points does not preclude an insurance company from considering the infraction/violation when calculating rates. Correct. And some people need to stop watching Law and Order reruns. I thought Law and Order was real? After serving on a jury a few years ago the judge came in and thanked us. He also asked us what we thought. I told him "I thought the courtroom stuff took way too long. Because on TV they investigate and have the trial in only 45 mins". He laughed. |
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Quoted: Correct. And some people need to stop watching Law and Order reruns. Quoted: Quoted: The no-points for a mail in nolo (no-contest) plea refers to DMV points. Even without receiving points, a ticket could still be considered for the operator retraining program/suspension scheme. Also, lack of DMV points does not preclude an insurance company from considering the infraction/violation when calculating rates. Correct. And some people need to stop watching Law and Order reruns. Oh god I can't stand that lib shit anymore. "We traced the bullet" |
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Hey, at least she didn't get 2 violations in 2 days like I did! The first one, the cop ticketed me for running a red light (it turned red as I was passing under it)...cited as a moving violation. Second one, the cop tagged me for speeding but knocked it down to some other charge that wasn't a moving violation. I paid both, didn't contest as I don't have the time to sit at a court all day to get a $100 fine reduced to $50...well, that and I think showing up to contest 2 tickets in 2 days might not get me a lot of sympathy.
On a side note, though, I thought that if you plead no contest and pay the ticket in full, no points are assessed. I think I remember reading that on the back of the ticket in the very fine print. |
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My wife got a ticket for speeding last year. The cop told her the same thing. Pay it and no points.
Let's be honest. The state just wants your money. State police are mostly highway and traffic patrol. They are generating income. So it makes sense that if you don't contest it you won't have points. I am not sure if insurance will still surcharge you or not. I do not have car insurance so I can't answer that question. |