Just got a failing to stop at a redlight ticket.....

I use a traffic attorney in DFW, only charges 100$ and has a pretty high success rate of getting them dropped.

 

The code provides that you are required to notify your employer within 30 days of conviction no matter the type of vehicle you were operating.

§383.31 Notification of convictions for driver violations.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license issued by a State or jurisdiction, and who is convicted of violating, in any type of motor vehicle, a State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control (other than a parking violation) in a State or jurisdiction other than the one which issued his/her permit or license, shall notify an official designated by the State or jurisdiction which issued such permit or license, of such conviction. The notification must be made within 30 days after the date that the person has been convicted.

(b) Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial driver's license issued by a State or jurisdiction, and who is convicted of violating, in any type of motor vehicle, a State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control (other than a parking violation), shall notify his/her current employer of such conviction. The notification must be made within 30 days after the date that the person has been convicted. If the driver is not currently employed, he/she must notify the State or jurisdiction which issued the license according to §383.31(a).​

And, the code provides that the violation cannot be masked.

§384.226 Prohibition on masking convictions.
The State must not mask, defer imposition of judgment, or allow an individual to enter into a diversion program that would prevent a CLP or CDL holder's conviction for any violation, in any type of motor vehicle, of a State or local traffic control law (other than parking, vehicle weight, or vehicle defect violations) from appearing on the CDLIS driver record, whether the driver was convicted for an offense committed in the State where the driver is licensed or another State.​

 

Local courts still do it though. In fact when I was in the hospital I spoke to a guy that had a speeding ticket reduced to a non moving violation a few months back. This only gets caught if someone actually takes the time to look at the ticket first. When you handle thousands of tickets this is easily missed. Heck you still have states that don't report tickets back to a drivers home state still. I spoke to a girl that got stopped on I 40 last year in NM. That ticket has yet to appear. No she did not get long formed.

 

I had a red light violation dismissed in court. I pleaded not guilty. On the court date, before court was in session, I asked the LEO outside if he could amend the violation to a non moving violation, he said sure, no problem. Well, when my name was called in court, the judge said DISMISS. The LEO had it dismissed. Anyways, this is what those traffic lawyers do. What the OP could do is do the same as I did, if the LEO says no, then ask the judge if he can reduce the violation to a non moving but that you will pay the fine. BTW, here in California, you can attend traffic school long as the violation was on a non commercial vehicle. I don't know what they offer in the state your in.

 

Just go to the court appearance. Explain to the judge politely and respectfully what happened and he'll either knock the fine down or maybe make an adjustment on your driving history. Of course ANY trucking company has to know about tickets. Apply anyway and be honest.

 

Always fight every ticket.