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Traffic Offenses

Before You Pay That Ticket, Read This.

A traffic ticket might feel like a minor inconvenience, until it shows up on your insurance bill, costs you points on your license, or threatens your commercial driving privileges. Carter, Carter & Carter focuses heavily on traffic offenses and criminal traffic cases throughout south Georgia, and we treat every case with the seriousness it deserves.

These consequences for paying a traffic ticket are serious, but you don’t have to just pay it. You can always consider legal action. Before paying, you should talk to someone who handles these cases so you understand the best options in your situation.

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What Happens When You Just Pay It

Georgia uses a point system for traffic offenses. A speeding ticket for going 15 to 18 mph over the limit is four points. Reckless driving is six points. If you accumulate 15 points within 24 months, the state suspends your license entirely. At the same time, insurance companies pull your Motor Vehicle Report at renewal, and any traffic conviction in the past three years can raise your premium substantially for years.

Do you have a CDL? Then the stakes are higher. A serious traffic violation, like speeding 15 or more mph over the limit or an improper lane change in a commercial vehicle, can result in a 60-day CDL disqualification for your first offense. That’s two months of no work for a single violation. If you have two serious violations within three years, you’ll face 120 days’ disqualification. These are federal regulations, and they apply whether you were driving your commercial vehicle or your personal car at the time of the ticket.

Traffic Offense Cases We Handle

Our traffic ticket lawyers represent clients facing:

  • ◆Speeding tickets
  • ◆Reckless driving
  • ◆Driving without a valid license or with a suspended license
  • ◆DUI and other criminal traffic offenses
  • ◆CDL and commercial driver violations
  • ◆Failure to appear and related warrants
  • ◆Out-of-state ticket defense for drivers passing through south Georgia

If you’re not sure whether your situation is something we’d handle, call us and ask.

You don’t have to just pay it.

FAQ

Common Questions

Often, yes. The realistic outcome depends on the specific charge, your driving record, the county you’re in, and the facts of the stop. We can tell you after we know those details.
A warrant has likely been issued. That’s fixable, but it’s better handled sooner than later. Call us.
Yes. If you don’t address a Georgia ticket, Georgia can suspend your driving privileges here, and depending on your home state, that suspension can follow you home. Most states share conviction data.
Depends on your record and your risk. If you’re close to the point threshold, if you’re a CDL driver, or if a rate increase would cost you more over three years than an attorney would cost now, the answer is usually yes. We can help you do that math.
Our Courts

Our Courts, Our Counties

We appear in courts across Atkinson, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Dooly, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Mitchell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, and Worth counties. We know the judges, the prosecutors, and the procedures, and we know that local familiarity is exactly what you want on your side when you’re standing in front of a judge.

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A ticket won’t go away on its own, and the deadline to respond is closer than you think. Call Carter, Carter & Carter today for a consultation.

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