Originally Posted by
NoTLaDStyle
the judge can do anything he wants with your ticket from increasing the fine to dismissing it entirely. They can also order you to driving school even if you have been 5 times already.
Just request a hearing, put on some nice clothes, tell the judge you respect the speed limit and had a lapse in judgment, and request the judge withhold adjudication and you will take driving school and pay the fine.
Saves your $$ on the lawyer.
This is the thing that bothers me the most though. I received the ticket on Jan 27,2007 and have yet to receive a court date for it. Since it's mandatory, I know something will come, but the 2 times I've call the courthouse, they said that there hasn't been one set yet and that it should come within 4-6 weeks of the ticket. Well it's been 2 months or 8 weeks.