Absolutely.. In all honesty, its possible for the person who received the ticket to get some help without an attorney. But no attorney is going to recommend that a person go to court or deal with a court without representation. And that includes speeding tickets.
Speeding tickets are handled in either Magistrate Court or Municipal Court (city court). Myrtle Beach and Conway handle the bulk of these tickets in Horry County.
I have only seen two instances when a lawyer could not get help for a person that received a speeding ticket. One, was when the ticket was written up for as low of a speeding violation there is. And two, when the driver was less than nice on the side of the road when getting the ticket. In other words, he/she mouthed off to the officer. Other than those two situations, speeding tickets are routinely reduced. That includes the fine and the points.
Lawyers typically do not charge much for these. For an out-of-state driver that gets a speeding ticket, the small amount of money is well worth it when you consider the fine reduction, points reduction, losing a day's work to drive to a South Carolina court, gas prices, increased insurance costs, the mark on the driving record, and the inconvenience of it all.
For drivers from North Carolina, getting help on speeding tickets can make a huge difference. The way that the violation transfers back to NC, results in extremely harsh penalties at times, including the possibility of a license suspension in NC. Unfortunately, South Carolina does not have "Prayer for Judgment" like North Carolina does.
Speeding tickets are not the only traffic violation that can be reduced or changed. The other possibilities vary and depend on the particular ticket.
Never just assume that paying the ticket is your only option.
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