XprincoX

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damn that sucks.

SeOuLiS250

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is this true??
can anyone confirm this??

lobuxracer

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Not true at all. You can request traffic school at the end if you lose. But if you hire an attorney you will not lose.

SeOuLiS250

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good to hear
does anybody has any idea of how much it will cost me to get an attorney?
hopefully less than the ticket itself??

LEXMAN350

This should help you

http://www.ticketassassin.com/fight.html

sirkfc

Yeah, I'm not sure if the economics make sense if traffic school is available as an option. I would think a competent attorney costs several hundred an hour, and this case would take at least an hour. While the odds are good, there is still a chance of a loss, so weighing that against the reduced hassle of self-defense with traffic school, or just pleading guilty, I'm not sure.

Usually initial consultations with lawyers are free, so you might just call some guys in the phone book and see what the hourly is and how many hours it'll take.

lobuxracer

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There are "traffic ticket" attorneys. Usually for something like this they'll charge $150. This gives you one more opportunity to get a ticket without having your insurance rates raise. Traffic school kills a couple of days and costs you less out of pocket, but you only get traffic school every 18 months.

I would not take a guilty plea (traffic school) unless I had exhausted all opportunity to get the ticket tossed out.

SeOuLiS250

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if it only costs me around $150 to get an attorney, then I'll like to get one,,
but first, of course I'll like to hear what an attorney has to say about the
possibilities of him winning the case..

this is my first ticket, so i wouldn't mind going to a traffic school in order to
not get any points on my record..but for now, I want to fight for it!

has anybody done a trial with a written letter??

Evitzee

Weigh all your options, but in the end it comes down to money and points on your license. I got a ticket last year, but I did not have the time to fight it. Went to traffic school (online) and pled it out. Overall it wasn't much less than the ticket cost ($155 in TX), but it was the most expedient way to go, and no points on record. Don't get hung up on 'principal', it is the bottom line you are concerned about. Time is money, unless you are independently wealthy.

SeOuLiS250

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^I'm not independently wealthy, I'm a student so how wealthy can I be??
but yes, I know time is also money, but luckly the court date is
right after my summer school final, so I'm luck that I have time to show up
for the court date..

I guess I first need to find out how much the fine will be,
and also need to find out how much it will cost to get an attorney..

but thanks everyone!! and please share your opinion

i3urton

if you go to court... call the police station and find out when his day are off and request that day for court.. i have a friend that gets alot of tickets and fight ever single one of them... hes knows alot of motorcycle attorneys but not sure for automobiles...

SeOuLiS250

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could you find out if he knows any automibiles attorneys??
thanks

sr20mofo

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all you have to do is request for extension(s), i believe they let you do it twice with the person at the counter and the 3rd is through the judge. By this time a year has pass and i highly doubt the officer will remember your case nor will they show for the court date. it works for me 90% of the time when i was getting tickets galour!

kickin8

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berkeley cops? good luck bro.....

2slow

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I gotchu. My friend knows of a guy that fight parking tickets and wins everyone of them. He also got my friend out of 100mph in a 60mph zone who was caught by a camaro cop. It's late now, but t'll tell you more about it when i get a hold of him.