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Traffic Tickets

We have all been there…the lights go on, your heart starts pounding, then your pulled over and slapped with the costs and burden of a traffic ticket. Whether you were speeding, failed to follow the direction of a traffic device, or committed any other minor traffic infraction, the ramifications can be arduous. Often times with the accrual of any driving record points, an automobile insurer will raise your insurance rates. What starts off as a $100.00 ticket can turn into a lifetime of increased insurance costs.  There is no case too small for our attorneys to handle. For a nominal fee we will go to court on your behalf to mitigate the effects that the ticket will have on your driving record and subsequently with your automobile insurance. Call us within 30 days of receiving your ticket and we will begin working towards getting your points

Points

Per Fl. Stat. 322.27, there is an established point system for evaluation of convictions of motor vehicle laws for the determination of the continuing qualification of any person to operate a motor vehicle. Depending on the amount of points that you have accumulated your Drivers License could be suspended anywhere from 30 days to a year.  

Reckless Driving	4 points
Leaving the scene of a crash	6 points
Unlawful Speed resulting in a crash	6 points
Passing a stopped school bus	4 points
Unlawful Speed not in excess of 15 mph	3 points
Unlawful Speed in excess of 15 mph	4 points
A violation of a traffic control signal	4 points
All other moving violations	3 points
Any moving violation, except unlawful speed, resulting in a crash	4 points
Littering on a highway	3 points
Interfering with a traffic control device	4 points

Suspension Periods

Per Fla. Stat. 3232.27, a person will lose their Drivers License if they have accumulated the following amount of points in the corresponding time period:

12 points in 12 months – 30 day Drivers License Suspension
18 points in 18 months - 3 month Drivers License Suspension
24 points in 36 months - 12 month Drivers License Suspension

Out of State Tickets

If you are a Florida Resident and received a traffic ticket from another state, the state that issued the ticket will send the ticket information to Florida and it will be added to your driving record. If the ticket is a point accessible violation, you will receive points on your Florida driving record. Florida does not let a school remove points for a ticket received in another state, leaving you with the option of either paying the ticket or challenging it in the county that it was received. 

 

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