Has anyone ever had a speeding ticket in another state and gotten a legal letter in the mail shortly after?

[BillyVance 35]

Some of you may have read my vacation synopsis that mentioned I got a speeding ticket in NJ on my way to the airport. I just got a letter from a legal firm in NJ that could help resolve the ticket.

Has anyone else had this experience, and what did you do?

Basically the letter is offering legal services to defend the ticket or resolve it with the usual - no points, etc...

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[Unstable 9]

Yes. I got one in Nevada and a week later I got one of those letter's back in Kansas. It was pretty pointless, they wanted some $250 to get my out of a $200 ticket, but the deal is that I pay the extra $50 to not get any points on my record.


IMHO, too many places give out pointless tickets.

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[simplyputsi 0]

Funny this isn't the first thread where you speak of speeding.

Billy, maybe you should slow the hell down man

You are out of state, you're screwed. Pay up the money.

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Shaun-

Kansas doesn't use a point system like other states do, right? I thought that was the way it was anyway.

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[BillyVance 35]

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Yes. I got one in Nevada and a week later I got one of those letter's back in Kansas. It was pretty pointless, they wanted some $250 to get my out of a $200 ticket, but the deal is that I pay the extra $50 to not get any points on my record.


IMHO, too many places give out pointless tickets.

Well, my ticket is a 87 in a 65 that carries 4 points in NJ, but I would gladly pay the extra $50 to get out of a ticket like that. I was just months away from getting my record clean and this happens.

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[normiss 898]

It seems most attorneys - especially those just starting out - subscribe to all the courts databases.
In Florida...get a ticket...expect an assload of advertisements!

I promptly throw them all away. IF I need an attorney, I damn sure wouldn't select one that way.

[BillyVance 35]

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It seems most attorneys - especially those just starting out - subscribe to all the courts databases.
In Florida...get a ticket...expect an assload of advertisements!

I promptly throw them all away. IF I need an attorney, I damn sure wouldn't select one that way.

Point taken. Now is it true that as a lawyer, you have to be licensed in a certain state to do business in that state?

Edited to add: You know, a lawyer named Nwotite does not exactly convey experience... but what do I know... the letter does state 25 years experience dealing with that particular court that my ticket is jurisdicted in.

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[normiss 898]

another Florida reference...here we can "elect" a drivers safety course...it costs about the same as the ticket itself would cost...you do an on-line course (remember the search, copy, paste functions ) and you get no points and your insurance isn't affected.

[normiss 898]

lawrocket????

I'd look at the county where you got the ticket's county clerk website to see what your options are.
you very likely would gain nothing from an attorney for a speeding ticket.

[simplyputsi 0]

Your best defense when getting a speeding ticket is to get it reduced at the scene to 14 above. In GA that is the limit where it does not go on your record.

Beg and plead for reduction to 14 over always!!!

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[freefalle 0]

its advertisement for a law firm who will appear on your behave in court to contest the ticket, basically, they either A) hope the cop doesn't show up and the judge tosses the ticket on the fact that the state has no representation for the infraction charge or B) if the officer does show up they will ask the officer if he has no objection to a withhold of adjudication which means they wont put points on your license. If the officer has no objection, the judge will grant the withhold but you still have to pay the fines, plus court cost, plus fee's to the law firm who represents you.

Depending on your circumstances you can contest the citation, or you can just pay it and be done with it. I was a police officer for 5 years before I became a nurse, the only thing I can tell you is that many judges dont really like it when lawyers appear on behalf of defendants without the defendant present regardless of the fact that you live out of state.

Hope this helps
Chuck

[normiss 898]

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on your behave

if he had behaved in the first place he wouldn't receive legal adverts from solicitors!

[ryoder 1,590]

I'll bet if you promised never to visit NJ again, NJ would be happy to drop the the ticket.

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[billeisele 130]

if he is really a lawyer, draft a contract promising to pay $250 based on successful elimination of the ticket

no performance = no pay

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[marks2065 0]

i would only worry about the ticket if the states work together - not all states work together therefore it may not even show on your states record as points against you - the last i heard that texas and illinois did not exchange info so you could get a dui in ill and loose your license and move to texas and get a tesas license also if you got a ticket in wisconsin and didn't pay it they would have your illinois license suspended - you should find out if your state and the one you got a ticket in exchange information and how it will effect you

[Broke 0]

As long as you don't have a NJ state liscence there will be no points if you pay it. Just pay it because NJ courts system sucks. If you want to fight it you have to show up on the date on the ticket. Then they give you a date for the hearing which can be postponed. You would spend more on airfare than it would be worth. Next time don't fly into Newark. You can fly from Birmingham to Islip

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[DougH 270]

Yes and no.

If you use a lawyer they are going to go to court on your behalf on the date on the ticket.

In NJ you don't normally fight the ticket. When you show up you will wait for the court prosecutor to call your name.

You pow wow in the back of the court room, and unless you have a gazillion tickets or it is a hit and run they will offer your the chance to plead to unsafe driving.

Unsafe is normally a higher cost ticket, but it is no points. They offer this in almost every circumstance. You can only plead this twice in a certain number of years.

You can do this yourself, you don't need a lawyer, unless you can't get to court yourself. The lawyer shouldn't charge you too much because they end up representing a number of clients on one day normally. They also aren't fighting your ticket, they are just talking to the prosecutor for 10 minutes max.

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[SBS 0]

I had that happen. I just paid the ticket. Don't know if that was the right choice or not, but yes, did get the legal letters. I'm in California and ticket was in Florida.

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i would only worry about the ticket if the states work together - not all states work together therefore it may not even show on your states record as points against you - the last i heard that texas and illinois did not exchange info so you could get a dui in ill and loose your license and move to texas and get a tesas license also if you got a ticket in wisconsin and didn't pay it they would have your illinois license suspended - you should find out if your state and the one you got a ticket in exchange information and how it will effect you

Almost every state in the union is a member of the NRVC (Non Resident Violator Compact). The only 5 states that aren't are Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, Tennessee, and Massachusetts. All other states exchange ticket info.......

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