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First time pulled over

Long story short was doing 52 in a 35 (I thought it was a 45) in courtland on the way to the airport. I’m 24, grad student, never even been pulled over before. Was at 4 points, used off the record lawyer, was only able to get a plea deal to reduced to 2 points. I was honestly expecting a full reduction to 0 points considering this is my first ticket of any kind and my first time being even pulled over. OTR lawyer being entirely unhelpful in explaining my options to me basically saying take the plea or dont. I’m from Florida originally (yes ik, there’s a reason I moved away). Would driver school prevent insurance premiums from going up at all? How would I let the judge or whoever know this? Should I take to court maybe?
Extra context - I’m a very broke grad student in an extremely time consuming program about 45 min away from cortland

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u/BladeWielder48 — 11 hours ago

Accept plead deal or not?

Was pulled over last month 90/65 on I-87, and no front plate plead not guilty, just Recieved a plead deal in mail, court offering 2 points VTL 1102 (Fail to comply) $150 fine, and no front plate was dismissed, should I take the points and fine, would I see insurance increase, (also I've taken a Defensive course) awhile ago. I'm 23 BTW!

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u/Accomplished-Act8616 — 19 hours ago
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Speed ticket in new york for staying in ontario

Got a ticket with speed over 23 mph.. it was a 30 zone entry point from 55 speed.. i was slowing down however officer still issued a ticket.. whats my best path forward.. appreciate the help. I m staying in ontario

Update : found out you can call attorneys office and file for an online plea for reduction.. takes around 2 weeks for decision.. anyone tried that option

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u/Automatic-Edge-1264 — 4 days ago

I got stuck in the mud and an officer gave me 2 tickets after the fact

I was driving home two days ago and it had been raining all day. I took an exit curve off the north way and my car lost traction, and I ended up getting stuck in the mud right off the ramp. No guardrails were hit, no other vehicles were around me to witness, and my car was fine. While I waited for a tow to come pull me out, an officer arrived and asked for my license and reg, and asked if I wanted to file an accident report. I said no because my car was fine and no one else was involved, and explained I was just waiting for a tow to get me out of the mud.

Well, the officer then issued two tickets, one for "moved from lane unsafely" and one for "speed not reasonable and prudent". By the time the officer had arrived, I had already been parked for 20 minutes while I waited for the tow truck. It seemed like the officer just happened to take the same exit and notice me on the side of the road. I'm wondering if there is anything I can do about this.

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u/InteractionMental460 — 8 days ago

68 in a 55 worth pleading not guilty?

Hi I’m wondering if it’s worth fighting this ticket as the officer has provided a supporting deposition with the ticket. He also provided a statement I made during the stop as evidence because when he asked do you know why I stopped you I said I may have been going a little over. Can I still fight this? I really don’t want to have any points on my license.

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u/Fantastic-Reading656 — 9 days ago