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So today in Cary (an area of town I am not usually in) a Cary police officer pulled me only for not wearing my seat belt. No defense. I was not wearing it. No reason why I was not. No other citation.
$25.50 fine plus $106.50 court costs = $132!!!!
The big question is...is this going to cost me insurance points?
As for the charge, you can go and possibly get it dropped but I can tell you that regardless if the drop the seatbelt charge, court costs are not dropped so you will still have to pay that regardless.
As for the charge, you can go and possibly get it dropped but I can tell you that regardless if the drop the seatbelt charge, court costs are not dropped so you will still have to pay that regardless.
From personal experience just last week, I not only fought my parking ticket, based on the fact that upon looking up the statute the fine issued of $25.00 was not allowed to exceed $5.00 The judge actually had to look up the statute to find this to be true. He then dropped all court costs as well.
Also, several parking ticket cases before me, the judge lowered their fine to $10 and dropped the $141.00 in court costs.
If a seatbelt charge is different, unless you speak from personal experience, I would fight it.
definitely show up. but i'd be surprised if they drop court costs. in my experience they've typically dropped fines but not court costs for traffic violations (sounds like parking violations may be different).
OK, well yay! that no points will result from this.
So now it's a matter or whether it is worth it to show up. One other question...do I have to wait until the day on the citation? Or can I go before that? The day given on the citation is in May which seems so far off. I'd rather take care of this sooner.
Even if you fight and get fine and/or court costs dropped, it will go in your driving record and your insurance company will take a note. Different insurance companies act differently but rest assured your insurance company will notice it eventually ( may take a year ) and use it against you.
Even if you fight and get fine and/or court costs dropped, it will go in your driving record and your insurance company will take a note. Different insurance companies act differently but rest assured your insurance company will notice it eventually ( may take a year ) and use it against you.
Not sure I'd be so certain. My independent agent says he's seem some companies adjust the discount they offer below the rates that are set. So you could see your rate go up by virtue of them choosing to give you less of a discount.
Frank
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He then dropped all court costs as well. 
