Traffic ticket in Plano (Houston, Dallas: lawyers, school, living)

[teb]

I got a traffic ticket in Plano and am thinking of going to court to try and beat it. What do you think my chances are? Have you ever beat a traffic ticket in Plano?

Some cities are impossible and am just wondering if plano is such a place.

[bigbear63]

I beat one in Farmers Branch and one in Allen. Both times the officer was present.
You really need to have some evidence to counter the officer's facts. Opinions are thrown out during trial.
If the officer is not present be prepared to have it re-scheduled.
If you plan to have a jury trial be prepared to lose and pay the state maximum for the fine as the judge will certainly raise the fine. But if you're like me and certain you were right you should have no problem convincing the judge/jury the officer was a fraud.

[LeagleEagleDFW]

Why fight it? Just do deferred adjudication. Costs less, and is pretty much guaranteed. Traffic court is rarely worth it unless you really want the moral victory at the cost of time and money.

[BigDGeek]

Originally Posted by teb

I got a traffic ticket in Plano and am thinking of going to court to try and beat it. What do you think my chances are? Have you ever beat a traffic ticket in Plano?

Some cities are impossible and am just wondering if plano is such a place.

A friend of a friend is a police officer in Plano. He always shows up to traffic court (he says he never loses) and he told me that Plano police officers are punished if they fail to appear without a VERY good reason.

I get the impression that Plano cops put up a pretty vigorous defense when it comes to traffic tickets. I think you should listen to LegalEagle and do deferred adjudication. It's just easier.

Best of luck.

[Johnhw2]

Take defensive driving before going the deferred adjudication route. Save that option for in case you get another ticket before the two years wait to retake has happened. Deferred adjudication usually says if you violate any law its revoked. Jay Walking would be a violation. Lawyers who have advised me put the rank in the order I provided you.

I have lived in Plano for 5 years plus and other locations like Houston etc. After getting a ticket in Houston and one in Dallas when not living up here, I got ads from traffic lawyers by mail by the dozen. I got none of these after the Plano ticket which tells me it may be hard to beat the Plano ticket.

[jacobr]

I recently got a speeding ticket in Plano (1st time ever) and I took the defensive driving course instead of deferred disposition for the same reason Johnhw2 mentioned above.

The court fee came to $114 and the Defensive driving course costed me $25. I will also need to get a certified driving record for $12. The good thing is the citation will not show up on my driving records after I provide evidence to the court (on DSC completion).

However you will not be eligible for Defensive driving course if you have

1) Taken the course in the past 12 months
2) your speed was 25MPH above the posted speed limit
3) you were citated for speeding in a wok/School zone

[n2da2nd]

Originally Posted by jacobr

I recently got a speeding ticket in Plano (1st time ever) and I took the defensive driving course instead of deferred disposition for the same reason Johnhw2 mentioned above.

The court fee came to $114 and the Defensive driving course costed me $25. I will also need to get a certified driving record for $12. The good thing is the citation will not show up on my driving records after I provide evidence to the court (on DSC completion).

However you will not be eligible for Defensive driving course if you have

1) Taken the course in the past 12 months
2) your speed was 25MPH above the posted speed limit
3) you were citated for speeding in a wok/School zone

How does the course and the certificate work? I'll be moving to Plano this summer and want to know some info to protect myself. Here in So Florida, we have the ticket clinic where you can call in after receiving the ticket. They will ask questions about the ticket and give you a price to have it resolved (no record nor driving school).

[europeanone]

Originally Posted by n2da2nd

How does the course and the certificate work? I'll be moving to Plano this summer and want to know some info to protect myself. Here in So Florida, we have the ticket clinic where you can call in after receiving the ticket. They will ask questions about the ticket and give you a price to have it resolved (no record nor driving school).

This link should help you:
https://www.plano.gov/371/Driving-Safety-Course