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Originally Posted by Shownomercy
Just a tailgating ticket, but its 5 pts. officer said I could be able to knock it down to a careless if I go to court. Question is, should I get a lawyer, or just go solo?
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Oh, in that case, how is your record? If it is clean, I would say go talk to the prosecutor, If the cop says you can knock it down if you go to court, then by all means go. They will talk to you and the person you hit (if they show up), and as long as the person agrees that you were "careless", you both will sign some paper. You will go up to the judge, he will ask you if you were operating your vehicle carelessly, and how it was careless. He will say ok, i accept your plea, how will you be paying, blah blah blah... It is an $85 ticket + court fees.
I had the privilege of listening to probably every type of ticket there was when I had to go for mine, because they apparently didn't even have my file ready for the day that I went and I was the absolute LAST person to go, and sat like 2 rows away from where the prosecutor talks to everyone so I overheard everything.