Rowlett Traffic Ticket Lawyer
Discussing: Points That Go On Your Driving Record And Why
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Have you received traffic tickets that you just paid and now have received a notice of surcharges from DPS? Paying off a ticket to get rid of it is not the best solution and will even hurt you in the long run. According to the Transportation Code, you will be assessed points for convictions that go on your driving record.
Sec. 708.052. ASSIGNMENT OF POINTS FOR CERTAIN CONVICTIONS states the driver’s license of a person accumulates a point as of the date the department records a conviction of the person.
the department shall assign points to a person’s license as follows:
(1) two points for a moving violation of the traffic law of this state or another state that is not described by Subdivision (2); and
(2) three points for a moving violation of the traffic law of this state, another state, or a political subdivision of this or another state that resulted in an accident.
Also, the department may not assign points to a person’s driver’s license if the offense is for speeding less than 10 percent faster than the posted speed limit, but does not apply to an offense committed in a school crossing zone. The department may not assign points to a person’s license if the offense was adjudicated. This means for every moving violation you commit, you will get two (2) points.
Sec. 708.053. ANNUAL SURCHARGE FOR POINTS also states that you will be assessed a surcharge once you have accumulated six (6) or mores point within 3 years. Once you have received 3 moving violations, you will get a surcharge of $100.00 a year for the next three (3) years.
Contact our office and talk with one or our attorneys so that we may help you save money and protect your driving record. The attorney will speak with the prosecutor to negotiate deferred adjudication with a deferral fee to keep the ticket off your driving record.