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ONLY $35 FOR MOST ST LOUIS SPEEDING TICKETS!!

Yes, you will receive a fine (even if your St Louis traffic ticket has been amended by the court to a non-moving violation). Why? Because that is how the court / municipality makes their money. A brief explanation is given below.

There are literally hundreds of traffic violations in the state of Missouri (in other words, there are way more infractions on the books than just speeding). And instead of pleading guilty to the ticket (usually by signing the back of the ticket, and mailing in the associated fine), you certainly have the option of hiring an experienced St. Louis speeding ticket lawyer to get the ticket reduced from a moving violation to a non-moving violation. When the ticket is handled in this manner, then no points go onto your permanent driving record (and it is the points that cause your auto insurance to go up, and possibly even cause a suspension of your driving privileges).

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MOST MISDEMEANOR CAN BE HANDLED FOR ONLY $375

The answer to this question depends on a number of factors. For instance, if your prior convictions were more recent, that could cut against your favor. But just because you have a criminal record does not mean that there isn’t anything that can be done about your current charges.

If you have had prior Missouri criminal charges, then there is a good chance that you worked out some sort of deal with the local prosecutor (i.e. a plea bargain). This likely would have entailed the prior charges being dropped to some lesser infraction (like “littering”). The lesser infraction would not have even shown up on your record, and as a result, it would have been as if the charge was never incurred.

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MOST MISDEMEANORS CAN BE HANDLED FOR ONLY $375

It’s a big deal because a simple misdemeanor on your permanent record can cause lasting damage. If you choose not to have it taken care of by an attorney (or to do anything about it at all), then you will have a criminal conviction that will show up anytime someone runs a background check on you. But it does not have to go that way!!

Most people (unfortunately) will end up pleading guilty to a Missouri misdemeanor. They do so because they don’t realize that they have any other choice. So let’s say you have been charged with stealing in St. Louis (sometimes referred to as petty larceny or theft). And let’s further assume that the value of the goods allegedly stolen was less than $500. This would be a Class A Misdemeanor (which comes with up to one (1) year of jail time and a $1,000 fine). If you were to simply plead guilty to this charge, you would have to contend with this punishment upfront.

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$35 FOR MOST ST LOUIS TRAFFIC AND SPEEDING TICKET!!

If you miss your traffic court date (and no one makes an appearance on your behalf), then the judge will issue a bench warrant for your arrest. And at that point, you will need to get the warrant taken care of first before you can address the underlying traffic ticket.

So let’s say you received a St. Louis speeding ticket. The cop writes out the ticket, and lists the court date and time. And then for whatever reason, you miss the date (because you shoved it into the back of your glove compartment). Once the ticket goes to warrant status, you will need to hire a St. Louis traffic ticket attorney to take care of it for you. This is done by requesting from the judge that the warrant be recalled (lifted). After the judge recalls the warrant, you will no longer have to worry about whether or not you’ll get arrested.

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ONLY $35 FOR MOST ST LOUIS SPEEDING AND TRAFFIC TICKETS!!

There are two ways to keep points from going onto your permanent driving record in the state of Missouri: 1) get the ticket thrown out; 2) get the St Louis speeding ticket reduced to a non-moving violation. And the best way to accomplish either of these tasks is to hire a good attorney!!

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MOST MISDEMEANOR CHARGES CAN BE HANDLED FOR ONLY $375

 

No, you do not have to allow the police officer to search your vehicle. There are only certain circumstances under which an officer of the law may search your car (and a couple of those scenarios are discussed below). But as a general rule, just because a cop wants to search the car, it doesn’t mean you have to give him/her permission to do so.

Having said all of that, many police officers will makes it seem as if you have no choice but to allow the vehicle to be searched. Many times the officer will simply say something like, “I want to search your car,” or “I’m going to search your vehicle.” And when an officer makes such a straightforward statement, it can easily appear as if you have no other option than to sit there and watch him/her do it. But that’s simply not the case.

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No, you do not. There is no obligation whatsoever for you to answer any question posed by a police officer. This is true regardless of whether you are in custody, or simply on the sidewalk. You DO NOT have to answer any questions. However, just because you have a constitutional right to refrain from answering anything, that doesn’t mean the cop will use a few methods to try and extract information from you.

MOST MISDEMEANOR CHARGES CAN BE HANDLED FOR ONLY $375

Very frequently, when a cop wants info from you, he or she will browbeat you until you answer. They’ll use intimidation or try and strike fear into you (or say things like, “It’s in your best interest if you answer my questions!!”). Or sometimes they’ll act as sweet as sugar, and act as if they are your best friend in the whole world. Either way, their plan and agenda is simple: they are trying to get you to divulge information that you are under no legal requirement to provide.

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Then you might be required to do some extra stuff that you wouldn’t have to do with a regular ticket. With a “regular speeding ticket,” like if you are only going five to ten miles over the speed limit, the local prosecutor is more than happy to provide your St. Louis speeding ticket lawyer a recommendation (which is a document that reduces the citation from a moving violation to a non-moving violation). But if you are caught driving really fast (like 25 or more miles over the limit), then you might get hit with something like a St. Louis Careless and Imprudent driving ticket. And that is a bit more difficult to handle!

So let’s say you are going 90 in a 60 (thirty miles over the limit). There aren’t too many prosecutors out there who are going to rec such a ticket down (amend the citation to some lesser infraction). Instead, they would be more likely hand out an SIS. This stands for Suspended Imposition of Sentence, which involves a period of probation (usually one to two years in length). So long as you don’t get any more tickets during that time, then the charge will fall off altogether.

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$375 FOR MOST ST LOUIS MISDEMEANORS

Absolutely. There are plenty of options available. And your instincts are right on wanting to protect your child. Because he or she were to simply plead guilty, it could have a devastating effect on their immediate future.

Being charged with stealing and/or theft in St. Louis is not a minor affair. But for whatever reason, a lot of people either think that it’s not that big of a deal (as if it won’t have any negative effect on them in the future), or that there isn’t anything they can do about it anyway (as if they do not have any options whatsoever). But the exact opposite is true. Let’s take a look at some reasons why:

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ST LOUIS TRAFFIC TICKETS START AT $35

Generally speaking, no. In fact, if you hire a St. Louis speeding ticket attorney to handle your traffic citation, it is very rare that you would have to appear in court at all. There are a few exceptions that I will get to later. But most of the time, it is the attorney who handles all the courtroom stuff for you.

And of course, this is one of the benefits to retaining the services of a lawyer: so that he or she can take care of things on your behalf (so that you don’t have to worry about it!!) It is the attorney who works out a deal with the prosecutor; it is the attorney who fills out the necessary paperwork; it is the attorney who confers with the judge about legal matters; all for you.

So when might it be necessary for you to show up in court on a St. Louis traffic ticket? Let’s take a look at a few examples:

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