Legal Question in Traffic Law in Florida

Re: ticket

Hello: You ask how do you defend yourself against the ticket you rec'd. First, what is the infraction on the ticket??? If you do not have your copy of the ticket, you should contact the clerk of court and get one. As to "defending" yourself, you have to first elect a hearing. Once you make that request, the clerk's office will set a court date. You will need to show up on that date. Usually, this is just a pre-trial, a meeting in court to discuss the issues and set an actual trial date to come back to court and put on evidence.

You may not want to have a trial. Your other options are to go to driving school and get NO points for the ticket. You may want to get an atty. or go into court yourself and plead no contest and ask the judge to withhold adjudication of guilt (no points) and order reasonable court costs. We do this all the time. If my office can be of any assistance in North Fla., give us a call. Good luck. Tom Rosenblum, Jacksonville.

Re: ticket

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If you do not remember the details of the incident, then you will have a tough time defending yourself. You should consider hiring an attorney to defend you or simply elect to pleasd no contest and attend traffic school as one of the options you have. If not, since you do not remember the facts, you will most likely be found guilty at trial and will be assessed points, a fine, and court costs.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.