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!