Paying For Tickets In McKinney Municipal Court
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We have seen many people make an honest mistake when it comes to resolving traffic tickets in McKinney Municipal Court. The most common mistake we see are those that choose to simply pay off their traffic tickets in an effort to save money and time or to remove warrants that have been issued for their arrest. This article is intended to help those with outstanding tickets understand the consequences of paying for tickets in McKinney without contesting them. If you would like to discuss your tickets in McKinney with an experienced McKinney traffic ticket attorney after reading this article, contact our office today.
Paying For Traffic Tickets In McKinney
What needs to be understood is that paying for a traffic ticket in McKinney is equal to being convicted of that offense at trial before a jury. The legislature chose to treat payments this way in an effort to streamline the payment process for the cities basically leaving defendants to deal with any of the consequences thereafter. This law was passed to help the cities, not defendants.
So, if a payment is received by McKinney Municipal Court, then it is required to report that payment as conviction on the record of the driver for whatever offense was paid for. In some instances, if the wrong violation is paid for in McKinney, then it can have some very serious financial ramifications. For example, if a no insurance ticket is paid for in McKinney Municipal Court that person would be required to pay an additional $780.00 to DPS as a result of the conviction in surcharges over a three year period. Further, that person would be required to purchase SR22 insurance and submit proof to DPS before their license can be reinstated. SR22 insurance is usually about $600.00 additional per year to carry.
In this example, one can see that just paying for a ticket in McKinney can cost as much as an additional $1000.00 – $2000.00 over a 3 year period. If one thought that paying off a traffic ticket in McKinney was easier and cheaper than hiring a lawyer, they would be wrong. A lawyer most certainly will not charge you $1000.00 to defend a simply traffic ticket whether it is in warrant or not. However that money that is paid may just save you as much. Take the time to contact a lawyer about paying for traffic tickets in McKinney before you make a mistake that cannot be easily undone.
