Don’t just pay the traffic ticket court costs and fine!
If you plead guilty to a traffic ticket it can increase insurance rates, suspended your driver license, or even result in a misdemeanor conviction. Landon White Law Firm may be able to avoid license or insurance consequences altogether by analyzing the traffic ticket and driving record, and then negotiating a reduction to the citation. We go to court for you and negotiate on your behalf.
Drive License Restoration
A revoked driver license can cause consequences to your driving record that quickly get out of control. Once revoked, you can receive more suspensions arising from the revoked status that run consecutively. Through our knowledge and experience, we can analyze your records to determine how to get you your driver license back. Sometimes we need to clear up a couple of old tickets, sometimes we need to proceed to a DMV hearing. Whatever the reason, we can right the ship and get you back on the road.
Speeding Tickets
Speeding convictions can add points to your driver license, raise insurance rates, and even suspend your driver license. Landon White Law reviews the speeding ticket and driving record, then negotiates for a reduction that avoids these adverse consequences.
Speeding ticket convictions that suspend your license:
- 2 or more speeding ticket convictions in excess of 55 mph and not more than 80 mph within 12 months;
- Speeding ticket conviction in excess of 55 mph and one conviction of reckless driving within a year;
- Speeding ticket conviction in excess of 75 mph and the speed limit is less than 70 mph;
- Speeding ticket conviction in excess of 80 mph and the speed limit is 70 mph;
- Speeding ticket conviction of 15 mph over the speed limit and in excess of 55 mph;
- Speeding ticket conviction 15 mph over the speed limit and in excess of 80 mph;
- Speeding conviction and Reckless Driving from the same incident; and
- Speeding conviction resulting in 12 or more driver license points over a 3-year period (8 or more points during the 3-year period immediately following a period of revocation).
Failure to Appear
Missed courts dates for minor traffic tickets result in a Failure to Appear (FTA) which can suspend your driver license, and the driver license cannot be reinstated until the pending traffic tickets are resolved. If caught driving after a missed court date and FTA, you could be charged with Driving While License Revoked, which could cause additional driver license suspension periods. If you have an FTA, Landon White Law can review the outstanding traffic ticket, re-calendar the missed court date and resolve the matter so you have your driver license restored.
Driving While License Revoked
Driving While License Revoked (DWLR) is a misdemeanor and can have serious consequences on a person’s driver license and criminal record. A DWLR conviction can suspend your license for at least one year and possibly result in permanent revocation. If the revocation is from an impaired driving conviction, the District Attorney will aggressively prosecute the charge. A reduction of the traffic ticket to another moving violation will still result in revocation, possibly even permanent revocation. If charged with DWLR, contact Landon White Law to discuss the situation and any possible defenses.
Other Traffic Tickets
Expired registrations, failure to reduce speed, no operator license, failure to yield, and other traffic tickets may be negotiated down or dismissed for no driver license points or insurance points. Even if you would admit to the traffic ticket, don’t just pay the court costs and fine.
Limited Driving Privilege
If your driver license is suspended, you may qualify for a limited driving privilege during the period of suspension. Contact Landon White Law to discuss the reason for your driver license suspension and whether you qualify for a limited driving privilege.
Under 21-years-old
The District Attorney’s Office is going to require a driving school if you are less than 21-years-old. The in-person driving school is almost always required over an online driving school. In-person driving schools can be 4 hours or 8 hours in duration.
