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The son of a friend of mine got a ticket in No. California for exhibition of speed. He thinks it's two points against his licence and he is considering hiring a lawyer to get it taken care of.

What do you think he should do?
 
Exhibition of speed.. hmmm that sounds like a drag racing ticket.. or else its a peeling out and accelerating off a light but thats usually called exhibition of acceleration.. atleast thats what its called in TX.. Lawyer would probably be the best bet.. either way he will have to spend some money to get it taken care of.

[This message has been edited by Bobby C 01TA (edited 23 October 2002).]
 
Originally posted by ChopsJazz:
The son of a friend of mine got a ticket in No. California for exhibition of speed. He thinks it's two points against his licence and he is considering hiring a lawyer to get it taken care of.

What do you think he should do?

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Originally posted by ChopsJazz:
What do you think he should do?

Hire a lawyer. Preferably one that is very familiar with the traffic court in the jurisdiction where the ticket will be adjudicated.

[This message has been edited by nsxtasy (edited 24 October 2002).]
 
hey chopsjazz, how r ya? out here in the wild wild midwest ive done this on a couple of occasions.

IF you have a clean driving record, you can go to the court date, ask for court supervision due to your good driving record, plead guilty, pay the fine but it stays off your record UNLESS you get another ticket, usually court sup is for 1year.

they get their fine, you keep it off your record unless you have another violation within the court sup period. realistically, the courts do NOT catch it even if you did get another ticket during that court sup period.

ive done this twice, representing myself, without problem.
 
Court supervision is easy to get in some jurisdictions, not so easy in others.

And it may depend on the offense. It may be easy to get for a minor infraction, not so easy for driving under the influence or exhibition of speed.

Pleading by yourself and asking for supervision may work out - but it tends to be riskier.
 
Depends on what he did to get that. I'm curious to know exactly what he did. If he wasn't driving an NSX and if he had a passenger as a witness he probably can get off. I always never have a passenger when I get pulled over... I'm super unlucky and I get charged for all kinds of bullshit here in the NorCal. I really am gonna be installing video telemetry soon, because I can't stand this harassment any longer.
 
Originally posted by Joel:
"Court Supervision."

What's that?

It's a form of probation which works exactly as huckster described. You pay a fine (which is why many court systems like it) and the ticket is in a form of suspension. Theoretically, if you don't get another ticket for the duration of the supervision (usually 30-90 days in Illinois), then the ticket is wiped off your record. In practice, the ticket is likely to get wiped off your driving record even if you do get another ticket.

In much of the Chicago area, you can get "supervision by mail" which combines these features with a mandatory driver education class. You never have to go to court to enter your plea, and you can even take the driver education class over the internet so you never have to leave the house. (Of course, the objective is to keep your driver's license so you can leave the house when you want to.)

[This message has been edited by nsxtasy (edited 24 October 2002).]
 
as usual ken, good point. in my situation i figured i had nothing to lose, except higher insurance.

i dont know how 'exhibition' would compare to speeding in the eyes of the judge. one of my situations was i believe 20mph over in a 55zone. i received a quick lecture and court sup. BUT you have to ask for it. this prob would not have worked if i had prior offenses on my record.

i think most importantly, is court sup granted very often in your jurisdiction, and of course cali law is notoriously unique.
 
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