Got a ticket

texasT · Posted: Nov 27, 2011 11:09 am Post subject: Got a ticket

for speeding a while back. Chose to do defensive driving. Did it and it all of my sh*t but it looks like it was due on 8/25

Fml

Any idea if it will count if I send it in Monday?

WERDna · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Jan 2009 Posts: 541

ask them to drop trou, and pucker your lips.

texasT · Posted: Nov 27, 2011 4:39 pm Post subject:

Always helpful

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3337

You should be fine if you send it in. But I would also recommend taking your defensive driving proof in to your local Clerk of Court in the morning.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Nov 27, 2011 8:29 pm Post subject:

texasT, Why didnt u just fight the ticket in court?

Ky · Pop Shuvit Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Posts: 120 City: Houston

Taylor, which court issued the ticket? I have been ample times to the Downtown/Lubbock St. location. Just take the DD certificate into the municipal court and along the back wall there will be a bank of teller windows. Dress nicely and be polite, they are semi lenient when they want to be. Explain your situation and they should accept it. If for some reason they won't then infer with me further and I'll get the information you need.

texasT · Posted: Nov 29, 2011 3:44 pm Post subject:

Turns out it WAS due on the 28th.

I get lucky sometimes..

Thanks for the advice tho!

Ky · Pop Shuvit Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Posts: 120 City: Houston

You mean it ended up being due Nov. 28th?

texasT · Posted: Nov 29, 2011 9:08 pm Post subject:

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Nov 30, 2011 1:33 pm Post subject:

For the future.... always take tickets to court. You may get lucky and the officer might not show up... DISMISSED, he might not have had his radar or laser re-certified... DISMISSED, or other reasons.... almost ever time ive been to court even for rear end crashes... judge asks me... "did you witness the crash" i say no.... then he says can you prove that the person you cited was driving the vehicle that rear ended the other vehicle? and I have to say no! because I didnt actually see that person hit the first vehicle and then get out of it.... so they always get dismissed! easy as that. Always fight your tickets!!! Dress nice, be polite, and be there on time, and you will either get it dismissed or reduced. Birthday

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

That's actually pretty good advice

Ky · Pop Shuvit Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Posts: 120 City: Houston

It seems like he did go to court initially if he was given the option of defensive driving. I agree, always go to your court date in hopes of the cop not showing. It is also recommended to reschedule your court date since the one you are assigned is one the officer chose and will be at, but if you change it then you have a better chance of no show. If he does show though then it's not really worth trying to fight and risking being convicted and having it on your record. Unless you do have some sort of hard evidence showing you were wrongfully ticketed, or incorrectly ticketed (I once had a ticket dismissed due to the officer putting the incorrect intersection and another 106 in a 70 dismissed due to "monthly lady issues"). Usually if the judge is nice you will be offered deferred adjudication with completion of defensive driving and not have it on your record.

Sagittorious · Posted: Nov 30, 2011 5:30 pm Post subject:

WTF really you got out of a ticket cause you were on the rag? Shocked

If I was caught going that fast they'd probably lock me up for reckless endangerment. Take away my license and my car make me get dropped from my insurance and probably slap me with a hefty fine.

texasT · Posted: Nov 30, 2011 6:54 pm Post subject: