I got a speeding ticket 19 over in a 55 mph zone. 4 Points.
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I got a speeding ticket 19 over in a 55 mph zone. 4 Points.
I got a speeding ticket. 19 over in a 55 mph zone. 4 Points, 200 fine. I’m a 34 year old female. Wondering if I paid a larger fine if they would reduce or eliminate points. I’m more concerned about insurance premiums than the initial fine. Is it worth getting a lawyer and going to court? I have one other ticket for going 8 over about 2 years ago. Other than those my record is spotless.
Asked on July 22, 2016 under General Practice, Wisconsin
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
1) There is no automatic right to trade dollars for points, but many, if not most, prosecutors will agree to allow you to plead to a different infraction, one with a greater fine but less points, if the conditions are right and you present it to them properly.
2) If you had a fully clean record, the odds would be excellent that you could negotiate the deal you want. With another ticket 2 years ago, you have used up some of your forebearance and the odds of getting what you want are merely ok or reasonable. What is good for you is that DUI is not involved--as you can imagine, DUI does not get leniency.
3) Fair or not, prosecutors generally are more lenient with people represented by lawyers than not (part of it, one prosecutor explained to me, is that you are already paying for a lawyer--hence, you are already paying a price for your offense--and they take that into account; another part, I believe, is that they see the same lawyers day in and day out, and want to have a good working relationship for everyone's benefit). Retain experienced *local* counsel who appears regularly in this court; that will maximize your chance of a good outcome.
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