Speeding Ticket PA: HELP

I can tell you as a matter of course, that in Philadelphia and a couple of surrounding counties, merely pleading not guilty and going to the court date will usually result in some sort of reduction in points (but not necessarily a reduction in fines and costs). Usually the prosecutor or DA representative just wants to move the list along as fast as possible. Of course, for all I know Huntingdon County could be the exact opposite.

 

You can always plead not guilty, go to court and change your plea...hopefully after you have been offered a better deal! To be honest, the court is not likely to be too helpful over the phone because the last thing they want is to encourage someone to be another case on their docket. If the points are really important, hire some local attorney to go to court and fight it for you. In some of these towns, the courts see the same attorneys day in and out and are very "friendly" with them.

Both Maryland and PA are members of the Non-resident violator's compact and the Interstate Driver's License Compact, so it would appear that they would share information regarding the traffic ticket . However, how Maryland actually treats the information is something you would need to discuss with the Maryland DMV or a local attorney.

 

Go get your speedo calibrated. It's probably off at least 2-3mph. Plead not quilty due to faulty equipment and ask for the charges to be reduced. Has worked for me in the past.
Hunter

 

LOL!! Good luck...

 

Sam, PA can't assess points on your MD license. If it were me, pay the fine and be done with it. If your MD driver's license is ran the PA ticket may show up, depending on the agreement between states DMV's. For instance, if I run a MD license and you got a ticket in VA, it shows up. However if you have a MD license and you got a ticket in WVa,it won't show up....

Points are most people's biggest concern and states do not transfer or assess points from other states... Every states point system is different

 

Again, I don't know what Maryland will do with the ticket and maybe 285Ferrari has personal experience or first hand knowledge that would dictate otherwise. However, as I said earlier, Both Maryland and PA are members of the Non-resident violator's compact and the Interstate Driver's License Compact--which generally doesn't bode well for you. I can name a bunch of states where a violation would result in points in PA (ask me how I know), but I don't know vice versa and I don't know Maryland. A couple of quick phone calls should get you your answer on that one.

 

I KNEW that road trip to the Montreal Grand Prix 2 years ago was a bad influence....