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No Contest vs Guilty Plea [speeding ticket]
skettios
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I'm from WA and I got a ticket going through Salem, Oregon. Cop caught going 74mph in a 60mph zone at 5:30am. Whoops.
I was initially just going to bite the bullet and pay the $190, but then I actually read the ticket and the options and now I'm confused.
What's the difference between pleading Guilty and pleading No Contest?
Note: I'm not trying to get out of the ticket, I'm just wondering which is the smarter choice for my record and for my insurance.
I was initially just going to bite the bullet and pay the $190, but then I actually read the ticket and the options and now I'm confused.
What's the difference between pleading Guilty and pleading No Contest?
Note: I'm not trying to get out of the ticket, I'm just wondering which is the smarter choice for my record and for my insurance.
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I'm pretty sure that "no contest" would be the better option.
This would be a dumb thing to do.
The main problem here isn't the ticket itself. It is the impact it will have on your insurance premium. If you plead guilty or choose no contest, you will get fucked in the ass over the next three years paying higher insurance.
You need to read this. I have gotten six speeding tickets within the last four years and used the information provided there to make sure that only one of them went on my record.
It's been a long while since I had a speeding ticket, and, at least in my county in Washington State, if you get a ticket, you can add a fee (read: bribe) to the ticket amount and if you don't get another ticket within a year, it drops off your record completely. Apparently you are only supposed to be able to do this every 7 years.
This probably doesn't help you with a ticket from Oregon, so... listen to the guy who has more experience with this kind of thing!
However, a lot of times those points don't transfer (if you even got any) from another state. although, some states have programs where they do. Check on that for one.
Really wish I had gotten this in WA. Would have been alot easier to deal with.
I'm leaning towards no contest and in my written plea explain that this is my first offense. Also saying that I'm willing to pay more and take traffic school so that it won't go on my record and affect my insurance.
They're closed now, so I'll give them a call tomorrow and see if they even accept doing traffic school.
Everyone should watch that.