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Request Trial For Speeding Ticket In Salt Lake
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If you have multiple speeding tickets on your driving record, it may be in your best interest to dispute the offense. Utah's point system allows drivers to accrue a certain number of points before their license is suspended. If you have accrued too many points, fighting the speeding ticket could be your best option.
Paying a Utah traffic ticket is an admission of guilt. This admission of guilt can have serious consequences. For starters, the ticket goes on your driving record, which can result in points. If you accumulate too many points over a set period, your driver's license could be suspended.
The best defense to a ticket for speeding is that you were driving the safest rate of speed based on the traffics around you, weather, road conditions, and your own experience along with your personal knowledge of the motor vehicle you were driving.
Can you Get a Speeding Ticket Dismissed in Utah? Yes, accused drivers in Utah can get their speeding ticket dismissed through a plea in abeyance. This action means the offender is pleading no-contest, but action concerning the ticket are usually held for a year.
Fine Schedule | Summit County Justice Court, Utah Speeding ViolationFee 11 to 15 $160.00 16 to 20 $210.00 21 to 25 $280.00 26 to 30 $380.001 more row
If you plan to fight the speeding ticket, you'll have to go to court, where a prosecutor will have to prove you were speeding. Even if you think the ticket is unjustified, speeding violations are hard to beat. If the officer doesn't show up at the hearing, you could be off the hook, but don't rely on that.
The best defense to a ticket for speeding is that you were driving the safest rate of speed based on the traffics around you, weather, road conditions, and your own experience along with your personal knowledge of the motor vehicle you were driving.
Disputing Your Traffic Citation Generally speaking, if you choose to dispute your traffic citation rather than just paying the fine, you must appear in court and enter a plea of "not guilty." After you enter your plea, you can try to negotiate with the prosecuting attorney.