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Worth showing up in court for speeding fine?
Posted by:
Go Or Prepay
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Date: October 17, 2011 02:23PM
Figure total fee is $148 for 16 over speed limit plus $62 court cost. Will they mitigate the fine based on driver's record?
Re: Worth showing up in court for speeding fine?
Posted by:
Wyatt Earp
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Date: October 17, 2011 02:28PM
Go Or Prepay Wrote:
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> Figure total fee is $148 for 16 over speed limit
> plus $62 court cost. Will they mitigate the fine
> based on driver's record?
You're going to spend 4 hours at the courthouse. At $210, if you're not making more than $52.50 an hour then it's best to pre-pay it. And no, there will be no mitigation.
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> Figure total fee is $148 for 16 over speed limit
> plus $62 court cost. Will they mitigate the fine
> based on driver's record?
You're going to spend 4 hours at the courthouse. At $210, if you're not making more than $52.50 an hour then it's best to pre-pay it. And no, there will be no mitigation.
Re: Worth showing up in court for speeding fine?
Posted by:
poopstick
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Date: October 17, 2011 02:38PM
Anyone know why that helicopter was flying around?
Re: Worth showing up in court for speeding fine?
Posted by:
Les
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Date: October 17, 2011 02:38PM
I think it's $6 for each mile over the speed limit. The prepay amount should be $158, not $148 or $210.
Re: Worth showing up in court for speeding fine?
Posted by:
Bill.N.
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Date: October 17, 2011 03:13PM
Go Or Prepay Wrote:
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> Figure total fee is $148 for 16 over speed limit
> plus $62 court cost. Will they mitigate the fine
> based on driver's record?
From what I've seen a very good driving record plus a somewhat plausible story and the right judge or commonwealth attorney and perhaps you'll get it knocked down to something like failure to obey a highway sign. You'll still get a fine and court costs, but the fine might be less and the penalties might also. You will probably shell out $10 for parking plus lose at least a half day of work. So what is a "maybe" worth to you?
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> Figure total fee is $148 for 16 over speed limit
> plus $62 court cost. Will they mitigate the fine
> based on driver's record?
From what I've seen a very good driving record plus a somewhat plausible story and the right judge or commonwealth attorney and perhaps you'll get it knocked down to something like failure to obey a highway sign. You'll still get a fine and court costs, but the fine might be less and the penalties might also. You will probably shell out $10 for parking plus lose at least a half day of work. So what is a "maybe" worth to you?
Re: Worth showing up in court for speeding fine?
Posted by:
Wyatt Earp
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Date: October 17, 2011 03:17PM
Les Wrote:
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> I think it's $6 for each mile over the speed
> limit. The prepay amount should be $158, not $148
> or $210.
I was going off the OP's numbers...
Fine $148
Court Costs $62
TOTAL $210
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> I think it's $6 for each mile over the speed
> limit. The prepay amount should be $158, not $148
> or $210.
I was going off the OP's numbers...
Fine $148
Court Costs $62
TOTAL $210
Re: Worth showing up in court for speeding fine?
Posted by:
Capt. 20
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Date: October 17, 2011 03:21PM
poopstick Wrote:
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> Anyone know why that helicopter was flying around?
It was just the Lamb Center shuttle. They were transporting the guy arrested at FHS for trespassing back to his home in Midgetville to gather his belongings. He is also suspected in a number of murders related to day laborers who were hired, then not paid and finally murdered.
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> Anyone know why that helicopter was flying around?
It was just the Lamb Center shuttle. They were transporting the guy arrested at FHS for trespassing back to his home in Midgetville to gather his belongings. He is also suspected in a number of murders related to day laborers who were hired, then not paid and finally murdered.
Re: Worth showing up in court for speeding fine?
Posted by:
Les
()
Date: October 17, 2011 03:21PM
Yes, I think court costs stands regardless of whether you pay in advance. I guess you could offer to take an online traffic course or a driving course, but you're right back to costs that are comparable to the penalty, if not more.
Re: Worth showing up in court for speeding fine?
Posted by:
poopstick
()
Date: October 17, 2011 03:26PM
Capt. 20 Wrote:
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> poopstick Wrote:
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> -----
> > Anyone know why that helicopter was flying
> around?
>
> It was just the Lamb Center shuttle. They were
> transporting the guy arrested at FHS for
> trespassing back to his home in Midgetville to
> gather his belongings. He is also suspected in a
> number of murders related to day laborers who were
> hired, then not paid and finally murdered.
Ah yes. Do you know of any good DUI lawyers perhaps?
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> poopstick Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Anyone know why that helicopter was flying
> around?
>
> It was just the Lamb Center shuttle. They were
> transporting the guy arrested at FHS for
> trespassing back to his home in Midgetville to
> gather his belongings. He is also suspected in a
> number of murders related to day laborers who were
> hired, then not paid and finally murdered.
Ah yes. Do you know of any good DUI lawyers perhaps?