Charlotte NC Speeding Tickets Charged When You Are Driving While Revoked

Often times when a client in Mecklenburg or surrounding areas calls me, they have been pulled over for speeding and end up also charged with driving while license revoked. Usually the individual has failed to pay a fine somewhere in the country, or missed court somewhere, at some point in the past, leading to the license revocation. The driving while revoked charge is a significant problem when you’ve been pulled for some other moving violation at the same time. You cannot be convicted of a moving violation (speeding, running a stop, unsafe movement, etc.) while suspended, unless you want to get revoked for even more time! At least a year, and additional violations can compound until you are revoked permanently!!

When dealing with speeding along side driving while revoked in Charlotte, NC, we have to find a solution that leads to a non moving violation. The state would rather convict you for speed than driving while revoked, so that is where the complication arises with a moving violation while revoked and avoiding the DMV suspension. There a several ways we work out a deal to avoid DMV action. If your speed and record qualifies, a non moving plea on the speed, like Prayer for judgement, will fix this problem. Possibly the speed could be dismissed for a plea to driving while revoked, or better yet a deal for non-moving failure to notify DMV of address change. This way the state gets responsibility for something and you pay a fine, but you don’t get revoked further.

Ulitmately, you’ll need to fix the issue that is holding you in revoked status, pay DMV restoration fees, and get your license resinstated if possible. Never pay a ticket for anything when in a revoked status!! Call an experienced Charlotte NC speeding ticket lawyer today!!

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Driving School for Charlotte NC Area Speeding and Traffic Tickets?

A lot of people are familiar with the idea of attending traffic school in order to reduce points for moving violations such as speeding, running stop signs, reckless driving, and similar. There is no entitlement however, to attend driving school for a better deal in NC traffic courts. These type deals must be approved by the local district attorney’s office. These are deals we routinely get, but in many cases driving school would be a waste of time and unnecessary, so make sure before you sign up for driving school and spend the time and money, call an experienced Charlotte, NC area Speeding ticket lawyer!

Often times when we appear for clients in district traffic courts, we can get a deal to reduce a traffic case from moving to no points, or misdemeanor level to infraction, by getting you to complete a 4 or 8 hr driving school. There are some scenarios in Mecklenburg County Courts where we know ahead of time that you’d need to do this, based on years of experience representing clients in this district, and the policies that are in place. But that is not always the case, so defensive driving school is not always helpful. If driving school is needed, we can tell you immediately, or we can appear to make a deal with the district attorney, to see if that will help your case.

If driving school turns out to be part of the solution and we have to get permission for you to attend in return for the desired outcome, we will let you know it’s approved, and after you attend and complete, we take proof back to court for you to get the deal entered. If driving school is needed, I can typically send you to a Zoom based class where you don’t have to attend in person. If you’re facing a Speeding or traffic ticket charge of some sort in Charlotte NC, or surrounding counties such as Cabarrus, Gaston, or Union, call me today to find out what options you have and how we can save you time and money!

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Reckless Driving Charges in NC, Charlotte Mecklenburg Area

Often times when my Charlotte, NC area clients call, they are quite disturbed by having been charged with reckless driving, a misdemeanor level criminal charge. It seems like a scary version of a traffic misdemeanor to face. There’s two primary situations where a stop can end up leading to you being charged with reckless driving: Excessive speeding, and/or actual erratic driving.

Erratic driving could be swerving, spinning tires, road rage behavior, or really any type of driving that a Charlotte area law enforcement officer deems negligently or wantonly dangerous. Usually in this case, depending on your record, we can appear in Mecklenburg district court for you, and negotiate a better deal than just pleading to reckless driving. A common example is taking responsibility to an unsafe movement infraction, a 1 point infraction as opposed to a 4 point misdemeanor. This has tremendous mitigating effect on your record, as well as auto insurance increases that will haunt you for years to come!

Many states consider high speed to be reckless. In NC, officers can deem speeding reckless and charge it as such at relatively low speeds. Criminal speeding in NC starts at a low 16mph over! In NC the reckless charge accompanies speeding as a second misdemeanor charge. I typically see reckless at speeds of 25mph over and higher. In these cases, you’ve exceeded the speed limit, according to the state, by extraordinarily dangerous margins. In these cases, you’ll want to have an experienced Charlotte area speeding ticket attorney to represent you. You could lose your license at a certain point of speed, the reckless charge is usually of lesser concern in these cases surprisingly. NC DMV is very strict with high speed records, and there are many paths to license revocation here!

If you’ve been charged with speeding and/or Reckless driving in Charlotte NC, don’t hesitate to call me, I’m experienced in traffic negotiations for Mecklenburg County district courts, and we can give you a good idea up front what type of outcome you’ll be looking at. Don’t go to court alone on these!

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I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE ATTORNEY ANSWERED THE PHONE!!

This is a statement I hear often when I answer phone calls, as I routinely do. As a focused traffic and speeding ticket attorney her in Charlotte area, I have the luxury if you will, of not spending the entire day in court. Instead, I get to interact with clients, or potential clients on a regular basis. My model is simple, I cut the assistants and script readers that many firms use, and I go ahead and give the real information and consult. Many people are unaware of the fact that assistants, who are not licensed to practice law, cannot ethically give flexible advice on how to tackle a case. They basically have to read a script of predetermined information, but every case is not that simple, in fact most are not. There’s no pretentious or egotistical belief in my practice that my time is too precious to answer the phone. I like to talk to clients who are ready to be helped.

When you call a Charlotte, NC speeding ticket lawyer, and you want to know where you stand with your situation, you can call me and you’ll find out from the attorney himself. I can’t promise I’ll always answer, because I often have to do other things, but I always make time to return the call myself, and typically within the same day most of the time. I have associate attorneys who help me with court proceedings, all of whom are very experienced, well paid, and NOT begginners in this business. That is how I cut the fat as it were, and get you the best consult and plan for your case, and execution of that plan after you decide to retain me. You’ll know what you’re getting, and I know what you’re getting with this model. 100% of my caseload is handled by phone and email, you never need to appear in my office, and almost never need to appear in court for 99% of what I handle. You’ll also be able to text my business phone and hear back within a reasonable time if you prefer. I make communication a priority for my clients.

If you have a speeding or traffic citation coming up in Mecklenburg County or surrounding, or if you’ve missed court or are trying to restore your license, call a skilled Charlotte, NC traffic firm today!!!

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Running a Stop Sign or Red Light in Mecklenburg County

Running a stop sign or red light is an infraction moving violation that carries a significant number of points. These type tickets can be paid, but absolutely should not be. We appear routinely in Mecklenburg courthouse for clients on these type tickets. You don’t have to miss school or work, and fight your way in to downtown to park, go through long security lines and find the courtroom, only to be unsure of who to talk to or what to ask for. Remember that the state’s job is to prosecute you, not to consult you. They may make an offer, but you won’t know if it’s a good one or not! And they will not and are not supposed to give you advice on what you are doing.

In Charlotte/Mecklenburg, the state typically puts a little extra weight and stiffness in handling running red lights over stop signs. So the deal can be a little easier on stop signs, maybe even a full dismissal. With a red light, you may get stuck paying a fine, but it can likely be a fine for a non-moving reduction that will not affect insurance rates. That is well worth the attorney fees when you consider the fact that you can save your day and your insurance impact. If you’ve been charged with a red light or stop sign violation in Charlotte, NC, please call today and speak to an attorney, usually the same day!

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Multiple Speeding Convictions And Avoiding DMV Action On Your License-PJC Double Dip

Most folks are unaware of the fact that in NC, the DMV can act in many ways to suspend your driver’s license AFTER resolving a speeding case. For example, you might have paid a reduction of speeding to 9mph over, let’s say 64/55, a few months ago, and now you’re paying a similar ticket again in the same manner. This would be a huge mistake, because this could trigger months long NC DMV license suspensions! So what should you do next?

So if you’re dealing with a speeding charge, and it’s not the first time around this year, in Charlotte Mecklenburg area, how do you avoid DMV possibly suspending your license after the case is settled? You need an experienced attorney, who has dealt with multiple speeding tickets on one record, and who knows the best way to resolve the case to beat DMV, using the knowledge of what is realistic in the local jurisdiction, in this case Mecklenburg. Remember, bordering counties can be significantly different in outcomes and possibilities, case by case. Charlotte area is a prime example of this, Don’t think that just because you got an outcome in Cabarrus, Gaston, or Iredell, that it will go the same way in Mecklenburg!

So let’s say you’re facing that next speeding ticket that we know will be a conviction over 55mph, because there’s no solution to get it to non-moving for whatever reason. We also know a PJC (see link for explanation of what PJC is) would save us, but the speed is too high to ask for PJC. All we can get is a 9mph over (which is going to be 64/55 again and cause the DMV suspension to trigger). There are some counties, like Mecklenburg, that might just allow a double dip! We find a DA willing to reduce the speed, and a judge simultaneously who’ll take the plea to the reduced speed, AND grant PJC on top of it. This solves the puzzle of two speeding over 55mph within a year, that couldn’t be reduced to Improper Equipment or other nonmoving.

If you’re faced with speeding charges, especially a second time within the year, have used up options in the past, and you’re not sure which outcome will save you, contact a Charlotte speeding ticket lawyer right now, and make sure you’re solution is one that will keep you driving legally if at all possible!

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Getting Speeding To Non-Moving in Mecklenburg County.

Charlotte, the ‘Queen City’, is NC’s largest metro area. Mecklenburg county is a dense population of travelers, visitors, commuters and locals. Sometimes moving with the pace while driving in this area can lead to traffic law enforcement, and you may be the unlucky fish in the school!!!

If you find yourself charged with a speeding viiolation in Charlotte, we can almost always appear for you, and even if you reside in the area, it’s almost never worth it to spend your day in court, not knowing who to talk to or what to ask for. A non moving is the best outcome for speeding in this jurisdicition, typically Improper Equipment Speedometer, being a plea to broken/faulty speedometer as a legal fiction, or plea bargain. This is 0 points and non-moving for licenses from ALMOST every state. But Mecklenburg DA office tends to be a little picky about records and speeds here, the statutory limit for Improper Equipment being 25mph over, this office generally will not extend the offer to that level of speed.

If you’ve had an Improper Equipment bargain recently, or your speed is well above 20mph over, you’re ESPECIALLY going to want to consult an experienced traffic attorney in this area. Even if you’re charged with a minor infraction at 15 over or less, there are concerns with license and insurance to pay these ahead of the court date, so don’t do it! We’ll review your driving record after hire, and determine the best strategy to save potentially devastating DMV and insurance effects of paying the ticket. Call today to find out how we can mitigate insurance, and save your license in NC, for your Mecklenburg county speeding ticket charge!!

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