Legal Question in Traffic Law in Florida

Re: turning left on a oneway street

Hello: I just read your question, but I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. What did you get a ticket for...running a red light? The title of your question says "turning left on a oneway street". This is ok if you are on a one way st. and turning onto a one way st. You can look up the statute on line...just google Florida Statutes.

By the way, you have three options listed on the back of your ticket. The option I usually elect for clients is to ask the Clerk's office for a hearing. We go in and plead no contest and ask for a withhold of adjudication of guilt (no points). If my client does not have many tickets or many witholds within the last year, the court will withhold the adjudication and simply order the ticket cost to be paid within about 3 mos. I try to talk clients into this if they don't already know about this. This way, he/she doesn't have to spend time going to driving school, doesn't have to pay an atty. for a trial, or worrying about handling the trial themselves. It simply gets the matter over with as if it never happened (except for the court costs and, if you get an atty., those fees). I usually charge about $150.00 to handle it from the beginning to the end. My usual hourly rate is $225.00/hr, however, even though I'll have an hour in a traffic cit. case, I don't consider that difficult, thus the $150.00.

If my office can be of assistance in North Fla. on this matter or on others in the future, just give me a call. 'Hope this helps. Tom Rosenblum, Jacksonville.

Re: turning left on a oneway street

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Huh? I have absolutely no idea what you are asking. Presumably you got a traffic ticket but did not express yourself so that an attorney can give you any thoughts on the matter.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.