Out of state ticket

[Azr6]

So I was riding home from Seattle and got popped right before portland. He gave us a ticket for 5 over.

I live in az so I can't fight this ticket but I wanted to know if Washington has something like cali does when it comes to tickets where I can fight it through the mail.

If not, does anyone know if I just pay the fine will I still get the points on my az drivers license and will my insurance find out about it?

[04R6heffe]

yea you can write a written statement challenging it through the mail, youll get some of it reduced, people always do just cause they figure putting in extra time is worth somthing, but you said it only for 5 over, with a good sympathetic letter you might get it droped.

[Azr6]

Ya Im gonna call them and see what happens. Sucks how an out of state ticket they make so hard to fight so we shall see.

[naturaldomicile]

try ticketassassin.com for some helpful info. Tells alot about fighting through the mail. GL

[Azr6]

Originally Posted by naturaldomicile

try ticketassassin.com for some helpful info. Tells alot about fighting through the mail. GL

I believe that is only for California whicn I am familiar with that process.

[rhouck]

Did you check if you can just get it deferred?

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.63.070

I'm not sure if you can do it if you are out of state, but I don't see why not. Might be the easiest way to deal with it. Just don't get another ticket in WA for the next year lol.

[Azr6]

Originally Posted by rhouck

Did you check if you can just get it deferred?

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.63.070

I'm not sure if you can do it if you are out of state, but I don't see why not. Might be the easiest way to deal with it. Just don't get another ticket in WA for the next year lol.

so how does this work? I just call and ask them if I can get it deferred? I won't be in wa in a year so this would be sweet if it worked.

When it gets deferred do I still pay the fine or anythin?

[rhouck]

It's been MANY years since I did my deferral so PLEASE call the courthouse to confirm haha...

BUT when I did it, all I had to do was DEFERRAL next to the box that says "I did not commit this infraction" (so not "no contest" and not "guilty") and mail it in. You also have to pay a small processing fee (I don't remember how much this was, I think $30-40?). I never went into court.

Then they basically just put you on probation. For the next year, if you don't get another moving violation then it just disappears. However, if you DO get one then you have to pay the new ticket AND the old ticket (and you forfeit the "processing fee").

Plus you can only defer one ticket every 7 years... it's designed as a solution to the "oops factor" that eventually nearly anyone who doesn't drive like a complete retard gets tagged for a ticket eventually and it's a way to keep a clean record without paying for an attorney, etc.

But like I said, it's been 6 or 7 years since I deferred mine so I'm hazy on the details. Call up the courthouse listed on the ticket and say "hey I'm so-and-so, I got a ticket for 5 over, I live in AZ, I'd like to defer it. What do I need to write on the ticket and what's the processing fee?" It *should* work perfectly as a cheap way to get it dropped and not have to go to court (and it's a guarantee, no worrying about a hardass job to reject your written contest). TECHNICALLY I think they can reject your request for a deferral, but I've never heard of that happening.

Good luck

[Azr6]

Thanks for the info. I did call them and what a rip off haha.

You now have to pay a small processing fee of $150!!!!

So f that I am gonna try and do a mitigation through the mail and see if I can get the ticket decreased but also still trying to find out if I am gonna get points on my az license...thats my only real concern.