Los Angeles Bail Bonds Information

How to fight a speeding ticket for Free (or any other moving violation) Part 1

So you recently found yourself in front of glaring red and blue lights with a loud siren going off. As you look in the rearview mirror you see a Los Angeles Police Department Motorcycle officer gesturing for you to pull over in a menacing way. Your thoughts run the gamut; “What did I do wrong,” “do I have a warrant I didn’t know about,” or worse “Am I going to Jail?”

Can't get a break, instead got a ticket and a fine

The officer walks up next to your car with one hand on his holster just in case you decide to have an old wild west shootout with him. He looks inside and sees you and your kids and realizes there is no risk so he relaxes some and asks if you know why she or he pulled you over. Then he asks you for your driver’s license and vehicle registration to begin the process of writing you a citation for a California Moving Violation, or in layman’s terms, a ticket. The Police officer will then have you sign it and explain to you that by signing it you are not admitting guilt, but rather are promising to go to court to address the violation.

Some people will simply take a guilty plea by paying the fine, also known as the bail amount and receive a point on their Driver’s License record. The insurance companies love this because they will now charge you a higher premium. Others will opt to pay the bail amount but also choose to do Traffic School in order to avoid a point against their driving record and thereby keep their insurance provider from raising their insurance premium. A very select few will opt to fight this moving violation whether it was speeding, failure to make a complete stop or any other California Moving Violation by declaring Not Guilty. There are really only a few reasons to go this route with a moving violation. The first is because you are truly innocent, which I hear a lot as a Los Angeles Bail Bondsman at House of Bail Bonds. Another very important reason is because if you fight it you have a high percentage of wining and getting your Bail money back without a point on your driving record.

The next question that comes to mind, “Is it worth fighting it?” And in my opinion, certain situation are an overwhelmingly yes! What most people fail to realize is that if you simply pay (plus point on driving record) or pay and go to traffic school (no record) and do not fight the citation with a Trial by Written Declaration, then you literally wasted an excellent opportunity to save money. Now you can fight the citation through a Not Guilty plea and then have a court trial, but the best way to go is through a Trial by Written Declaration. In a court trial, you and the officer will have to appear personally, but with a Trial by Written Declaration you do not. You will both have to write a report of the incident, and since this is after hour work for the issuing officer without pay, they usually fail to follow through.                                                                               To be continued….