Fairfield
County, Connecticut Speeding Ticket Defense Lawyer
If
you have been charged anywhere in Fairfield County, Connecticut with speeding,
CT MV Law § 14-219 our Fairfield County, CT speeding ticket defense attorneys
and lawyers can represent you in traffic court to get the speeding charge
reduced or dismissed so that you do not get points and your insurance does
not go up. Being charged with speeding, MV L. § 14-219 is a serious charge
which can trigger license suspensions as well as insurance increases.
In
addition to speeding, MV L. § 14-219, under MV Law § 14-222 Fairfield County,
CT and the State of Connecticut has a reckless driving “per se” charge when
the motorist is speeding and the speed is 86 MPH or greater. Unlike a speeding
ticket, reckless driving in Fairfield, Connecticut is a crime punishable by
not just a fine but a sentence of prison. This means that merely driving 21
MPH over the speed limit (86 in a 65) subjects you to a criminal count in
Connecticut under the reckless driving law, CT MV Law § 14-222.
There
are also other speeding violations in Fairfield County, CT. Connecticut MV
Law § 14-218a is traveling unreasonably fast. This means that regardless of
the speed limit due to the roadway conditions the motorist was traveling too
fast for conditions. Under traveling unreasonably fast MV Law § 14-218a the
speed is non-specific and state does not have to prove specifically how fast
you were traveling. Being convicted of traveling unreasonably fast under
MV Law § 14-218a causes the same insurance and licensing problems as being
found guilty of speeding under CT MV Law § 14-219. In fact, it often causes
and amplifying problem because most of the time a police officer charges traveling
unreasonably fast in Fairfield County, Connecticut the motorist was involved
in an accident.
Another
Fairfield County, CT speeding ticket is traveling unreasonably slow under
CT MV Law § 14-220. The statute prohibits operating
a motor vehicle under 40 MPH on any limited access divided highway (such as
the Merritt Parkway or Interstate 95), or operating as such a low speed anywhere
to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. While specifically
being accused of not traveling over the speed limit, a charge of traveling
unreasonably slow under NY Law § 220 is still a speeding ticket which will
trigger insurance increases and can also trigger license suspensions. That
is why it is important to fight your Fairfield County, CT traveling unreasonably
slow ticket.
Other
common tickets and violations our attorneys fight for you in Fairfield County,
Connecticut are lane change violation, MV Law § 14-236, cell phone violation,
CT MV Law § Sec. 14-296aa, DWI / DUI, CT MV Law § 14-227a, cell phone violation,
and following too close, CT MV Law § 14-240. However, this is not an exhaustive
list. Our Fairfield County, CT traffic court defense lawyers fight all speeding
and traffic tickets, moving violations, traffic crimes, as well a commercial
trucker tickets and crimes in all of Fairfield County, CT.
Traffic Court of
Fairfield County, CT
Where
you were written your Fairfield County speeding or traffic ticket depends
upon which court your case will be assigned. Fairfield County, CT has 4 judicial
geographical areas. Tickets written in Greenwich, Darien, and Stamford are
returned to Geographical Area 1, Stamford Superior Court, 123
Hoyt Street, Stamford, CT 06905. Tickets written in Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield,
Monroe, Stratford and Trumbull are returned to Geographical Area 2, Bridgeport
Superior Court, 172 Golden Hill Street, Bridgeport,
CT 06604. Tickets written in Danbury, Brookfield, New Fairfield, Newtown,
Redding, Ridgefield and Sherman are returned to Geographical Area 3, Danbury
Superior Court, 146 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810.
Tickets written in Norwalk, Weston, Westport and Wilton are returned to Geographical
Area 20, Norwalk Superior Court, 17 Belden Avenue,
Norwalk, CT 06850.
Regardless
of where your Fairfield County, CT speeding ticket alleging violation of MV
L. § 14-219 was written, our Fairfield County speeding and traffic court defense
lawyer can represent you. In addition, our lawyers will get your personal
court appearance waived so that you never have to go to court.
Even among the courts, which part your
case will be heard in will turn on whether you are charged with a misdemeanor
or a violation. Charges such as CT MV Law § 14-215, operating while license
or registration is suspended, or CT MV Law § 14-222, reckless driving, DWI
/ DUI, CT MV Law § 14-227a, these are automobile crimes and are much more
serious charges, as they result in not just insurance increases and possibly
license suspensions, but a permanent criminal history and a risk of jail time
as well. Contrast, things such as CT MV Law § 14-219, speeding, traveling
unreasonably fast, CT MV Law § 14-218a, uninsured, CT MV Law § 14-213b, failure
to drive a reasonable distance apart, CT MV Law § 14-240, multiple lane highways,
CT MV Law § 14-236 are not crimes but violations. While a conviction will
trigger an insurance increase and could trigger a license suspension, they
do not result in a permanent criminal history.
The
advantage of retaining our Fairfield County traffic court lawyers and law
firm is that our speeding and traffic court defense attorneys know and understand
the nuances and differences between each court and each part of the courts.
Plus, we can get your personal court appearance waived so that you do
not have to take off time from school or work to go to court.
Why it is a mistake
to mail your Fairfield County, CT speeding ticket to the court with a plea
of guilty
It
is a mistake to simply mail your ticket in with a plea of “guilty” because
the State of Connecticut promises “no points.” While that may be true, your
insurance company is not promising the same thing. Your insurance company
utilizes a “Merit System,” which is separate and apart from the DMV point
system. In other words, your insurance company does not care what the DMV
does or even if you were convicted in or out of the State of Connecticut.
All you insurance company cares about to trigger an insurance increase is
that you plead guilty to a moving violation.
In
addition, for the most pare the CT DMV does not consider points. They consider
convictions within a period of time. So pleading guilty as charged can still
trigger re-training requirements, suspensions, and revocations. Our Fairfield
County, Connecticut traffic court defense attorneys and lawyers avoid this
by executing on a plea bargain. We resolve your case by pleading you guilty
to a non-moving or lesser moving violation. While you still pay a fine, a
lesser conviction avoids the insurance increases and suspensions often associated
with mailing the ticket in with a plea of guilty. If we cannot do that, then
we take your case to trial and go for a full dismissal.
For
more information on what we can do to prevent your insurance from increasing,
prevent license suspensions, and prevent you from being convicted of a moving
violation, give us a call today toll free at 1-877-99-No-Tix (1-877-996-6849).