Greene & Taylor, LLC P.O. Box 27607 St. Louis, MO 63146 Gwen@greenetaylorlaw.com Jennifer@greenetaylorlaw.com Phone: (314) 205-8136 FAX: (314) 596-4205 By appointment only. |
Most people think that if they get a traffic ticket there is nothing they can do
about it. Some other people believe that the easiest solution is just to show up
to court, plead guilty, and pay the fine. Don't be one of these people! Submit your traffic tickets online at www.submitmytickets.com or call us to let us help you.
Unfortunately if you just show up to court and plead guilty, the court will typically require you to pay the maximum fine allowed by law. And the fine is just the beginning. With each driving conviction the court will forward your conviction to the DMV who will record the conviction on your driving record for a number of years. Each conviction is assessed a particular number of points that get points against your license which could lead to the restriction or loss of your driving privileges. If you are like most people and drive yourself to work this could make it very difficult to support yourself or your family. Even if you don't accumulate enough points for your driver's license to become suspended or revoked, you may face an insurance rate increase after just one ticket. On the other hand it would not be a good idea to just ignore your traffic ticket either. If you failure to appear the judge will issue a warrant for you for failure to appear in court and will tack on another charge and fine to punish you for this new violation. Don't let this happen to you! If not taken care of properly, traffic tickets can quickly escalate into something much more serious than a fine or traffic school. If you really consider what you must go through to handle your own traffic matter, you will find that it is actually easier for you to sit at home and let an attorney handle your traffic matters on your behalf. This is because if you hire an attorney, the attorney (and not you) will enter your plea of not guilty, request a continuance to a later court date, negotiate a final disposition with the prosecuting attorney if possible, and if not, look out for your best interest in front of a judge and/or jury. If the court considers your violation a minor offense (which varies among jurisdictions) and you have hired an attorney you will never have to appear in court. That alone is worth the minimal attorney's fee. Remember, you are innocent until proven guilty. Don't do it for them. |
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