Legal Question in Traffic Law in North Carolina
85 in 65 zone prayer for judgement possible?
I'm 26 years old. Just got a ticket and must go to court. I was wondering if I could do a prayer of judgement. I have never done that before but have heard some about it. The last ticket I had was on July, 4, 2004, which was a seatbelt, and expire safety sticker. I currently do not have an points on my license or insurance points and have not had any in years. I record is really clean except for a 2 accidents and 2 minor speeding tickets from when I was younger about 16 - 18 years old. I had a couple seatbelt tickets two and what I 've listed above and that is it.
If a prayer of judgement is possible, what will it relieve me from.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: 85 in 65 zone prayer for judgement possible?
A PJC is only available every three years. Whether you get one or not depends on the county/judge where you got the ticket. Each Judge has their own protocol for a PJC.
A PJC is not a conviction and therefore carries no points on your license or insurance. You would still be required to pay the Cost of Court, which is $100 in every county in NC.
Re: 85 in 65 zone prayer for judgement possible?
A PJC won't carry insurance points if it is your only violation in three years. If you ever get a 2nd PJC in the three year period, your insurance could go up for both of them.
Some counties will give improper equipments which are non-moving violations. That is your best bet. If that is not possible, I might recommend having it reduced to 74 in a 65. While this will carry some DMV points, it won't cause your insurance to go up (if it is the only one in the past three years) and allows you to save the PJC - for instance, if you got pulled over for a stop sign violation.
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