Courtdate comming up
03-25-2005, 09:15 PM
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Re: Courtdate comming up
Originally Posted by jentegraGS-R
you can't prepay for reckless driving. if you call the number on the ticket to prepay it tells you what you can and can't prepay. so basically you have to go to court. my dad got a reckless driving ticket a while back in newport news (80 in a 60) and so we had to go to court there and it was crazy b/c there were so many people in there. the judge was lookin pissed off b/c all the people that went up there were trying to say they weren't guilty and made up all these excuses and showed him recalibration of speedometer papers. but all those people got fined for the reckless driving anyways. my dad went up there and he was the only one who admitted that he was guilty and was driving fast, but he said that he really didn't realize that he was speeding THAt much b/c it was like 2am and no other cars on the road. so the judge dropped it down to speeding instead of reckless. all i can say is, judges hear excuses and lies all the time so just be honest and he might cut you some slack.
03-25-2005, 09:16 PM
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Re: Courtdate comming up
Originally Posted by subaruboy
i dont feel like reading the thread so i dont know if this was already said... don't do online traffic school... go to a classroom... the judges like it when you put a little extra effort in and go to the class.
03-25-2005, 09:48 PM
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Re: Courtdate comming up
chesapeake courts are pretty cool towards speeding or wreckless just get a speedo calib. and argue with the cop they usually drop it or reduce it to improper driving. ive been to ches. court 6 times and never got charged all dropped and 1 reduced to improper driving but then again it was probably because i argued my case
03-25-2005, 10:25 PM
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Re: Courtdate comming up
Originally Posted by SuPraScOObY
You think it could get dropped on that? The box is checked saying "You may avoid coming to court only if this block is check and all instructions on defendant's copy are followed." The ticket is for a 65/45. Hmm...
Worked great for my friend who got a ticket in SC. It still hasnt showed up on his record in 3 years and he was pulled for 75 in a 55 with 4 tickets within the previous year.
03-26-2005, 04:45 AM
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Re: Courtdate comming up
Originally Posted by killasoundz
...Say the cost is $150. Send them a check for $155. They will then re-imburse you the $5 with a check in the mail. Then rip the check up burn it etc. If you cash the check everything will be processed if you dont cash it then It gets tied up for a couple years and by the time it catches up with the system it wont effect yor insurance...
03-26-2005, 01:16 PM
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Re: Courtdate comming up
ok now check this out... I was doing some searches on google and came up with this
http://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=226157
the ticket is exactly like mine. law section (74-4) 46.2-875 which according to that guys post is not considered reckless driving. it does not say reckless driving on my ticket and the TRAFFIC court (not criminal court) is checked. options to prepay was given plus a checked box to say I could.
so is this reckless or not (once and for all haha) if it is not, should I just go to the court and it upfront or appear in court and show that I took the driver improvement clinic? I don't think I have enough time to try killasoundz's trick in sending the check for $xx over because my court date is tuesday...
any thoughts/comments?
http://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=226157
the ticket is exactly like mine. law section (74-4) 46.2-875 which according to that guys post is not considered reckless driving. it does not say reckless driving on my ticket and the TRAFFIC court (not criminal court) is checked. options to prepay was given plus a checked box to say I could.
so is this reckless or not (once and for all haha) if it is not, should I just go to the court and it upfront or appear in court and show that I took the driver improvement clinic? I don't think I have enough time to try killasoundz's trick in sending the check for $xx over because my court date is tuesday...
any thoughts/comments?
03-26-2005, 01:50 PM
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Re: Courtdate comming up
If it doesnt say reckless on the ticket and the box is checked for you to prepay then prepay. If I were you I would go there and prepay because if its late you are guilty.
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Re: Courtdate comming up
Originally Posted by BKS_SC2
If it doesnt say reckless on the ticket and the box is checked for you to prepay then prepay. If I were you I would go there and prepay because if its late you are guilty.
03-26-2005, 02:52 PM
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Re: Courtdate comming up
Originally Posted by BIGBALLS
chesapeake courts are pretty cool towards speeding or wreckless
Originally Posted by killasoundz
MY lawyer said if you are allowed to prepay that it is the easiest way out. Say the cost is $150. Send them a check for $155. They will then re-imburse you the $5 with a check in the mail. Then rip the check up burn it etc. If you cash the check everything will be processed if you dont cash it then It gets tied up for a couple years and by the time it catches up with the system it wont effect yor insurance.
Worked great for my friend who got a ticket in SC. It still hasnt showed up on his record in 3 years and he was pulled for 75 in a 55 with 4 tickets within the previous year.
Worked great for my friend who got a ticket in SC. It still hasnt showed up on his record in 3 years and he was pulled for 75 in a 55 with 4 tickets within the previous year.
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Re: Courtdate comming up
jon i don't know if those other people were second time offenders, but all i know is that they all tried to plead not guilty and the judge was lookin really pissed at all of them b/c their excuses were really lame. if your ticket doesn't say reckless driving, then i guess you can prepay it. but 20 miles over is considered reckless so i have no idea why your ticket doesn't say reckless.