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Old 04-24-2003 | 10:27 AM
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I've been to traffic school 2 times in 18 months. I suggest you go to ticketassassin.com. That site saved my ass plenty of times.
Old 04-24-2003 | 11:30 AM
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Originally posted by S2SaV
I suggest you go to ticketassassin.com.

Thanks.

"Traffic School Frequency: Once every 18 months?

The law allows you to attend traffic school once every 18 months for a traffic infraction. Upon completion of traffic school, your citation is recorded as a dismissal on your confidential driving record. Your confidential record can only be viewed by the courts, law enforcement, and the DMV. Your insurance company does not get to see your confidential record. If you attend traffic school no more than once every 18 months, no note that the citation ever occurred is made on your public driving record.

If you receive another infraction within 18 months from your last traffic school attendance, you will not be automatically eligible to attend. However, if the court is not aware of this previous attendance, it will usually assign you to traffic school again. Even if the court knows that you've attended traffic school within 18 months, the judges have wide discretion in this and will often send you to traffic school again within 18 months. Why? Each time you attend traffic school, the court collects an additional $24 to $30 fee in addition to your bail. The court gets to keep this fee and this fee can only be legally collected if you are assigned to traffic school.

If the court denies you the favor of a second traffic school, you can respond by exercising your legal right to contest your citation; this will cost the court money. When you contest, the court has to pay the citing officer overtime ($200-300) and also has to pay the judge, bailiff and court clerks to run your trial. This adds up to several hundred dollars per case. In most cases, the court would rather play nice, let you attend traffic school again, and make $100-300 from your fine plus $24 for traffic school. This is why most courts have no problem reassigning repeat offenders to traffic school. I know scores of students who have attended traffic school three to four times in a single year. One former traffic school student of mine attended class 11 times in two years. Due to her attendance, not a single conviction had been recorded on her DMV record. Yes, she had a "clean" record.

If the court allows you to attend traffic school more than once in 18 months, the DMV will record this second "dismissal" on both your confidential and public driving records. Though your insurance company will know you were cited and attended traffic school, they can not legally raise your rates. Insurance rates can only be increased if a guilty conviction or at-fault accident is recorded on your public record. A dismissal, whether recorded publicly or confidentially, can never be used to increase your rates."





I think I need to go to the court and talk to the judge then.
Old 04-24-2003 | 01:33 PM
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http://www.chp1199.org/INDEX2.HTM



Old 04-24-2003 | 06:17 PM
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yea.....talk to the judge and let us know what happens...
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Carlson
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Thanks.

"Traffic School Frequency: Once every 18 months?

The law allows you to attend traffic school once every 18 months for a traffic infraction. Upon completion of traffic school, your citation is recorded as a dismissal on your confidential driving record. Your confidential record can only be viewed by the courts, law enforcement, and the DMV. Your insurance company does not get to see your confidential record. If you attend traffic school no more than once every 18 months, no note that the citation ever occurred is made on your public driving record.
Old 05-22-2003 | 04:03 PM
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Just went to court.

Level 2 traffic school! Alright!


2 Saturdays tho.
Old 05-22-2003 | 06:12 PM
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Hey Carlson,

I would go to the court, at least you still have a chance to dismiss this ticket once the cop doesn't shown up that day, 50% chance he might not show up, you automatically win the case. Even though he show up, establish a valid argument to debate. You still have a great chance.

I just got one last Sat. night at Cuputino when it comes down from Foothill Exp. to Steve Creek before 85 HWY. I think we should open a new THREAD for CHP / Local Cop Sightings... What do you think?

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Old 05-22-2003 | 06:15 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by REV HRD
[B]Hey Carlson,

I would go to the court, at least you still have a chance to dismiss this ticket once the cop doesn't shown up that day, 50% chance he might not show up, you automatically win the case. Even though he show up, establish a valid argument to debate.
Old 05-22-2003 | 06:49 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by REV HRD
[B]Hey Carlson,

I would go to the court, at least you still have a chance to dismiss this ticket once the cop doesn't shown up that day, 50% chance he might not show up, you automatically win the case. Even though he show up, establish a valid argument to debate.
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