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How long does a Traffic Ticket (speeding) stay on your driving record?

Thanks.

 
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a long time.. i think 3-5 years.. maybe.. im prolly wrong tho hehe

 
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it stays on your record for about 7 years but if it is your first one you can take traffic school so it wont go on your record

 
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Traffic school.

 
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Yeah.. I think it is around the range everyone gave here that it stays on your record.. but definetely go to traffic school for it. Depending on which county you got your ticket in, you may even be able to take traffic school online which is good! In 18 months you can get another ticket and have it taken off too, and so on.

 
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Yeah, but what about insurance... ?

 
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Weaponx12o where in hayward are you?

im up in the hills near Cal state

 
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i live off tennyson road... across the street from jack in the box on tennyson.. hehe

 
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I got a ticket on May of 2001 and took driving school now I got another on September 2002 but I still haven't gone to cour or anything. I was talking to a lawer and he said he could extend my court date to untill March and then he would ask for a 60 day period for me to register for driving school and that would get me over 24 month period so I can take driving school again. The only problem is that it would cost me over $300 dollars.

How can you have another ticket in 18 months and have it taken off? I'm interested in finding that out.
Thanks.

 
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It isn't reported to your insurance unless... you have more than one ticket in an 18 month period (or) you get a ticket for driving 20 mph over the speed limit (in california at least).. and then the usually driving under the influence, more serious infractions.. etc...

And EmanEx.. I responded to your PM, but also too bad you were close to having 18 months.. but if that lawyer says that is something that will work then I would go for it.. depending on what your speeding ticket was for it could very well cost you $300 (or pretty damn close to that) after all the court fees and such, plus if you pay that and it gets off of your record you save from having your insuranced raised to hell. And I'm almost 100% positive that it only has to be 18 months from the date of your last ticket, but I'm no lawyer of course [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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There is a loop-hole in the system to not have your ticket be reported to
your insurance company.

Pay a few dollars extra over what the amout of bail is for the ticket.
When you get a refund check back from the county or city (depending if you got a ticket from CHP or City Cops), don't cash it.

This will keep you in the system as an open case. Since it is never closed beacause you have not cashed the check, it will not be reported to your insurance!!

California is trying to fix this problem so I don't know how much longer people can get away with doing this.

GOOD LUCK!

 
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Have you done this? I've heard that this is not true.

 
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Will the clerks allow you do to that?

I guess if you can mail it in it would be possible.. I don't remember, when I paid mine I went into the court to do so.

 
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a standard ticket stays on you record for 3 years if you a bad speeder like me and get tickets for over 100mph you get a ticket that stays on your record for 7 years. for traffic school you can go to traffic school every 18 months if the judge will allow you. The loop hole thing shounds good to.