At Kruse Law Office we represent clients in all types of traffic violations. Almost all traffic ticket that you receive while operating you motor vehicle is a moving violation which means that pleading guilty to that charge results in points being assessed against your driver license. Further, these points stay on you driver license for a period of time and are only removed from your driver record if you go for a certain period of time without receiving another moving violation. Too often people simply pay the fine for the “minor” traffic ticket, such as failure to use your turn signal or rolling through a stop sign, because they believe it to be the easiest way to proceed; or, some drivers, convinced of their innocence, believe that if they appear at the court date simply explain to the judge why they are innocent the judge will certainly dismiss the case or the prosecuting attorney will amend the moving violation to a non-moving, no point violation. Judges do not dismiss cases bases on an “explanation” of why you believe the police officer “got it wrong”. Judges only dispose of your case after a trial where both parties present their evidence to the Judge. Further, the prosecuting attorney has no incentive to amend or dismiss your traffic citation because the fully understand that most people do not have the time or the experience to go through the trial process.

There are two problems with simply paying a traffic ticket because it is the “easy” course of action:

1. Once you pay the fine the points are assessed against your driver record your automobile insurance premium is most likely going to increase; and

2. Once you have points assessed against your driver record it can make it more difficult for a defense attorney to convince a prosecuting attorney to dismiss or amend your traffic ticket.

Therefore, the best course of action is to contact an attorney experienced in defending clients in traffic ticket cases with the very first ticket to avoid any points from ever being assessed against your driver record.

There are more serious traffic violations that the you should always contact an experienced defense attorney for as they carry much higher fines, possible jail time and can result in a suspension or revocation of your driver license:

• Driving While Intoxicated

• Driving on a Revoked or Suspended license

• Careless and Imprudent Driving

If you receive a traffic ticket make the right choice and contact the Kruse Law Office to assist you with you traffic ticket. Under most circumstance, with our assistance you will never have to appear in court and your traffic ticket may be amended to a non-moving violation thereby keeping points from being assessed against your driver license.