15 over ticket. fight or pay?

If you dont make any money... they have programs based off your avg salary. call the court and ask around..

You can also call the prosecutor office and ask to something less than the amount...

the best way is to get a lawyer....

 

Try and get it plead down to a lower speed

 

Fight it any way you can. 15 over limits you to a couple of companies only, and then only if you attend a private cdl school first. At least try to get it lowered to 10 or less over. Fight it in court and represent yourself if you have to.
15 over will hurt you for at least 3 years and some companies it's a ban for life.

 

The direction the officer was going and if it was raining has nothing to do with anything.

 

Some jurisdictions allow you to attend traffic school to avoid a conviction on your record. See if that is an option. A recent excessive speeding ticket on your record will pretty much kill your trucking career.

 

No jurisdiction will allow CDL license holder to attend traffic school.

 

In the first post he said he doesn't have a cdl yet.

 

Caught going 15 over, risky
Caught going 15 over in the rain, reckless
Still having that dream of becoming a trucker, priceless

 

Showing up for court in a suit will go a long way. You can ask for a PJC (prayer for judgement-continued), if you have a very clean driving record. This keeps the ticket off your record for a length of time unless you get another ticket. Get another ticket and they both hit your record at once.

If you absolutely can not afford a lawyer, you should go to court as clean cut as possible and explain to the judge that you are in school for your CDl, even if you are not yet.

If your record is clean, he/she will probably overlook your stupidity.

If you do get by this and you manage to get another ticket, you will suffer when trying to get a job.

Slow down