How successful are traffic lawyers? I got a ticket for going 49 in a 35:rolleyes. Any info or help would be greatly appreciated.

I know your pain, I got 66 in a 40.

^^ automatic reckless in VA...

^^ automatic reckless in VA...

I got lucky it was my first offense, I talked to the clerks at the courthouse, and now I just have a traffic school trial.

But I still have to pay the bail forfeiture. 396$ + unknown sum.

Read the info on TicketAssassin.com and see if you want to go with it. Two chances for trial by written declaration, and if that fails, supposedly you can still ask for traffic school? By the time you send out your first trial by written declaration, it would already have been around three months from the date you received the citation. It sounded good enough to me to give it a shot. I don't think 49 in a 35 needs a traffic lawyer. If anything, just opt for traffic school.

Listen to KRANK do the TRIAL BY DECLARATION!!! I have gotten tickets for 78 in a 55, 41 in a 25 a ticket for NO LEFT TURN in SF. And for all of them i did trial be declaration and i won and the ticket was dismissed. I have been recommending this for years. I had a friend get a ticket for 77 in a 45 and it was cleared. Basically when u get the ticket in the mail and it says appearance dat **/**/** what u want to do is 10-14 days before that date call in and request for an extension (u are entitled to one so dont worry) then when that day comes 10-14 days b4 that call in and request a trial by declaration. They will send you papers and what u do is write your part of the story of what happened. Then send it in but the Cop also has to send in a declaration but most of the time they dont because Cops get paid DOUBLE or something to go to COURT but they dont get paid for MORE PAPAERWORK. In the end even if that fails u can still go to trial but i doubt it gets to that point.

I did do TicketAssassins last time and I lost with a trial by written declaration. Unfortunately, Traffic School is not an option. I've heard things from people that paying a few hundred to a traffic lawyer can keep it off your record usually. I'm trying to figure out if there is any truth to that. I'll probably start with the TBD route.

I did do TicketAssassins last time and I lost with a trial by written declaration. Unfortunately, Traffic School is not an option. I've heard things from people that paying a few hundred to a traffic lawyer can keep it off your record usually. I'm trying to figure out if there is any truth to that. I'll probably start with the TBD route.



Did you already receive your Courtesy Notice?

If so and the amount for traffic school is "N/A" then I suggest going down to the court house and request a "TRAFFIC SCHOOL TRIAL".

Basically you get to talk to the court commissioner one on one and ask him to clear your ticket by way of traffic school, even if you have already gotten a ticket in past few months.

Give it a shot, the clerks are generally nice and helpful.

scotty storey. he is the south bay, but is he very well known among motorcycle riders in the bay area.

Did you already receive your Courtesy Notice?

If so and the amount for traffic school is "N/A" then I suggest going down to the court house and request a "TRAFFIC SCHOOL TRIAL".

Basically you get to talk to the court commissioner one on one and ask him to clear your ticket by way of traffic school, even if you have already gotten a ticket in past few months.

Give it a shot, the clerks are generally nice and helpful.

I thought you could only go to traffic school once a year though... I haven't got my courtesy notice yet though.

Listen to KRANK do the TRIAL BY DECLARATION!!! I have gotten tickets for 78 in a 55, 41 in a 25 a ticket for NO LEFT TURN in SF. And for all of them i did trial be declaration and i won and the ticket was dismissed. I have been recommending this for years. I had a friend get a ticket for 77 in a 45 and it was cleared. Basically when u get the ticket in the mail and it says appearance dat **/**/** what u want to do is 10-14 days before that date call in and request for an extension (u are entitled to one so dont worry) then when that day comes 10-14 days b4 that call in and request a trial by declaration. They will send you papers and what u do is write your part of the story of what happened. Then send it in but the Cop also has to send in a declaration but most of the time they dont because Cops get paid DOUBLE or something to go to COURT but they dont get paid for MORE PAPAERWORK. In the end even if that fails u can still go to trial but i doubt it gets to that point.

I called in for an extension but the clerk that I spoke to wasn't clear on extending the appearance date vs. the deadline for submitting the fine. They said I didn't even need to worry about the appearance date...:shifty AFAIK, if you miss your appearance date, you lose your right to contest the citation. So I just didn't take any risks and submitted my trial by written declaration 5+ days before the appearance date, didn't get an extension due to lack of clarity, and I didn't want to forfeit my ability to contest.

I did do TicketAssassins last time and I lost with a trial by written declaration. Unfortunately, Traffic School is not an option. I've heard things from people that paying a few hundred to a traffic lawyer can keep it off your record usually. I'm trying to figure out if there is any truth to that. I'll probably start with the TBD route.

Did you request a trial de novo? Basically just a second chance at trial by written declaration. I was under the impression that some cases were still granted the option for traffic school even after losing the trial by written declaration twice. I guess if your main concern is stopping the points from showing up on your record, and not financial costs, then a traffic lawyer wouldn't be a bad thing to inquire about. Sorry that I can't help you there.

I thought you could only go to traffic school once a year though... I haven't got my courtesy notice yet though.

I thought it was once every 18 months?

I thought you could only go to traffic school once a year though... I haven't got my courtesy notice yet though.


It's once every 18 months, but that does not automatically disqualify you from a traffic school trial.