reckless ticket question, yes it sucks
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Re: reckless ticket question, yes it sucks
Heres what I did...
Get a lawyer - have him post pone your case as far out as possible
Do over 30 hours of community service - I like animals so I worked at a no-kill shelter with my wife, went by fast.
Take a driver improvement course - do not have them turn it into the DMV unless the judge orders you to take the course or gives you the reckless, this way if you need it again in the future you can get still use it.
If you can get the speedometer tested at the same place the cops do theirs do it - if it is off get it fixed and then go back to get tested again
YOU CANNOT GET PROBATION anymore for speeding or reckless so you need to either have the case dismissed/ reduced to regular speeding which you were off by 1 mph.. you will have to pay something, but if you get reckless its a max 2500 dollar fine + $950 for the civil fees + they can suspend your driving privelages ((which you can most likely get changed to allow for work)) and if you have a bad record or piss the judge off you can go to jail.
If you go without a lawyer you will most likely get the reckless.
Also do not dress like an idiot, wear some slacks long sleeve shirt tucked in and a tie... jeans and a baggy sports shirt are stupid. You will be in front of the judge for at most less than 5 mins - Appearance counts!! Call the judge Sir/Mam or Your Honor... do not call him dude or buddy like some of the idiots I watched recieve the heaviest fines possilbe.
Get a lawyer - have him post pone your case as far out as possible
Do over 30 hours of community service - I like animals so I worked at a no-kill shelter with my wife, went by fast.
Take a driver improvement course - do not have them turn it into the DMV unless the judge orders you to take the course or gives you the reckless, this way if you need it again in the future you can get still use it.
If you can get the speedometer tested at the same place the cops do theirs do it - if it is off get it fixed and then go back to get tested again
YOU CANNOT GET PROBATION anymore for speeding or reckless so you need to either have the case dismissed/ reduced to regular speeding which you were off by 1 mph.. you will have to pay something, but if you get reckless its a max 2500 dollar fine + $950 for the civil fees + they can suspend your driving privelages ((which you can most likely get changed to allow for work)) and if you have a bad record or piss the judge off you can go to jail.
If you go without a lawyer you will most likely get the reckless.
Also do not dress like an idiot, wear some slacks long sleeve shirt tucked in and a tie... jeans and a baggy sports shirt are stupid. You will be in front of the judge for at most less than 5 mins - Appearance counts!! Call the judge Sir/Mam or Your Honor... do not call him dude or buddy like some of the idiots I watched recieve the heaviest fines possilbe.
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Re: reckless ticket question, yes it sucks
Also do not dress like an idiot, wear some slacks long sleeve shirt tucked in and a tie... jeans and a baggy sports shirt are stupid. You will be in front of the judge for at most less than 5 mins - Appearance counts!! Call the judge Sir/Mam or Your Honor... do not call him dude or buddy like some of the idiots I watched recieve the heaviest fines possilbe.
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From: chesapeake
Re: reckless ticket question, yes it sucks
i got a reckless driving ticket back in may...had a buddy write me an invoice saying my speedometer was fucked and it got reduced...knowing people helps a lot, but doing what i did was stupid anyway and definantly learned my lesson
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Re: reckless ticket question, yes it sucks
the speedo being off saved me 150 off the fines I had to pay. I was still doing 80 - 55, but the judge reduced the original fine of 500 to 350 because "you didn't know you were going that fast."
any little bit helps.
any little bit helps.
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