Is there any benefit in hiring an attorney to represent me regarding a traffic ticket?
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Is there any benefit in hiring an attorney to represent me regarding a traffic ticket?
57 mph in a school zone.
Asked on October 25, 2011 under General Practice, North Carolina
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, there is a benefit for hiring an attorney to defend you concerning a traffic citation for speeding in a school zone. Normally the rate of speed in such an area is 25 miles per hour. You were going 57 miles per hour by your own admission. The fine if found guilty for such an offense could be rather substantial not to mention the possibility that your insurance premiums may increase.
An attorney would know the legalities to assist in defending an action that you are facing much more than a lay person. The prosecution bears the burden of proving the charged offense by beyond a reasonable doubt. If the "read" on you by the citing officer was through a radar gun, the device might not have been recently calibrated assisting in the defense of an improper "read of 57 miles per hour".
Good luck.
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