Oh, but he did help your son. First off, being convicted of 15 over results in automatic license suspension by the DMV for 30 days. Next, the DA will likely only deal you down one level. The levels as 0-9 over, 10-14 over, and 15+ 0 over. So by dropping you sons speed to 10 over he will...
On a side note, if you are at an intersection in NC, if you are not behind the big white line (which can be different for the left turn lane,) and well behind where you think it should be, you won't trip the sensor. People tend to creep up when the light doesn't change quickly, and they move...
Red light violations can frequently be plead down to "city code violations" which don't appear on your driving record at all. Might take a lawyer, though.
Not a lawyer, been to traffic court a lot.
So explain this, if he was in front, and then then you saw him being pulled over in your rear view mirror, how did you get around his car? Is is possible the officer saw your plates as he was passing you in order to pull your friend? Or perhaps you both passed by the stopped cruiser and he got...
Not a laywer, but I'm pretty sure you can PJC any misdemeanor.
Anyway, call the DA in the county to find out if you need a copy of your driving record or anything else. You go to court, plead guilty (in the case of speeding, usually to a lesser speed.) Just before being sentenced the judge...
NC is very lenient in reducing charges to clear court space, so your ticket will almost assuredly be reduced to 14 over if you appear in court, or hire a lawyer to appear on your behalf (that's right you can pay someone else to appear for you in NC.) Since you are out-of-state you need to find...
They won't drop it 2 levels. The levels are (0-9 over, 10-14 over, and 15+ over.) They will almost always drop it one level if you plead guilty. Some DA's are requiring traffic school to drop it from 15+ over to 14 over. You have to pay attention to the offer, too. I've been offered a drop...
As a side note, if you are licensed in another state than NC, a PJC won't do you any good, because NC will still report the ticket to your home state, it is just noted PJC (which your state probably doesn't know what that means.)
I've had several, here's the deal: You pleady guilty (generally to a reduced charge for speeding,) before you know if you are going to get the PJC. Then, when the judge asks if you have anything to say before you are sentenced, you ask for the PJC. Some judges give them away, some have...
I have recieved several red light tickets (all on right turns on red with no oncoming traffic, I apparently didn't stop enough, I didn't just blow through a light.) Anyway every time I have had them reduced to a city code violation (in Greenville) which doesn't even show up as a traffic...
This would be a good use of a PJC (provided you can avoid another ticket for a year.) They will likely reduce the speed to 14 over the speed limit just for asking in court, which will keep you your license. (30 day suspension for 15 over.) However this will increase your insurance (needs to...