[darling]

Long story short, I was driving home at 12 am to feed a baby kitten and didn't turn on my headlights.
A police officer pulled me over and wrote me a ticket for CVC 24250, driving without headlights on or something of the sort.
I know it's a pretty hefty fine (around $120 or more from what my friend told me) but I'm okay with that, I just have some other questions regarding the ticket.. This all happened in LA county btw, if that affects anything?
If anyone could help I would really appreciate it (:

-Will any points be added to my driving record?
-Will my insurance rates increase because of this?
-Do I need to take traffic school?
-When will the ticket arrive and usually how long are you allowed before you have to pay up?

I know it was a stupid thing to do and I've learned my lesson.. At least now I'll always double check haha.

[FusionGT2]

If this is your first offense, you have the option to take traffic school, which would negate the point(s) put on your record. That would also prevent your insurance rates from going up since that point wont be on your record. Now, if this was your 2nd offense in under 18 months, then you'll pretty much have that pt on record along with insurance rates rising.

[darling]

Yup first offense! I'll take traffic school then. Where would I go to do that? Police station, court, city hall.. & How soon should I do it? O_O I'm so lost about these kinds of things. Thank you for helping me out (:

[itz_jOw3]

hmmm....

Is it a fix it ticket ??

If it is, all you gotta do is pay a fine of $10 or more... what does it say on your ticket and what parts are circled ??

[switchlanez]

call your car insurance rep and call the number on the ticket and ask them all these questions (particularly ask about online traffic schools, if traffic school can help).

some cars automatically turn on your headlights/taillights when the sensor senses it's dark outside. now what you need to do is trade in the accord for one of those (might i suggest a celica) and keep the kitten fed on breast milk.

[CatGoesMeow]

I drove without my headlights on and "Yes" it affected my insurance.. =(

[OMGHIyori2U]

Yup first offense! I'll take traffic school then. Where would I go to do that? Police station, court, city hall.. & How soon should I do it? O_O I'm so lost about these kinds of things. Thank you for helping me out (:

u can take online traffic school, but u should double check with the court on that. Online traffic school is easy, u just save everything and then take the test and then look up the answers. You don't have to read all that boring stuff

[bmwm3rod]

Yup first offense! I'll take traffic school then. Where would I go to do that? Police station, court, city hall.. & How soon should I do it? O_O I'm so lost about these kinds of things. Thank you for helping me out (:

When you get your ticket invoice it will explain things on there. It will tell you which traffic schools you can attend. They have some at home ones where you can do online. When you completed the traffic school you will get a certificate and you can submit that when paying your ticket. You can either do by mail or show up to a certain court which will probably be near the area where you got your ticket. They give plenty of time to finish everything.

If the fine is too high...you can go to court (shows on the ticket for appearance date) and try and get it reduced. Just give the judge some sob story that you have no money.

Good luck. Hope this helps.

[FusionGT2]

u can take online traffic school, but u should double check with the court on that. Online traffic school is easy, u just save everything and then take the test and then look up the answers. You don't have to read all that boring stuff

Yup thats what I did. haha. 1st time I took traffic school I had to go to that class and it was 8hrs long. omg it was boring. Next time I just did it online. I believe you can find out which sites are approved by goin to your local DMV or DMV website. They should have a list of schools online you may attend.

[aznfishyfart]

wait for ur ticket which should come in 2-3 weeks (the officer should have stated to u how long)
also if u dont get ur ticket make sure u call the # on ur citation before ur court appearance to fix things out
when u get ur ticket it will basically ask wat u want to do (pay fine and ask for traffic school should be a choice)
or u can go to court and ask the judge to do traffic school
they will give u an approved list of traffic school (including online) and yea....
just do traffic school and ur insurance wont be effected since the point wont show up
good luck!

[HERMIT]

.... and keep the kitten fed on breast milk.

Holy crap, that's the kinkiest thing I've ever read.

[darling]

Thanks everyone for the help ^^ I'll call my insurance & check my mail.
I was given advice to fight it though, using stuff like ticketassassin or whatever. Is this recommended? O_O

[trixtah]

Yup first offense! I'll take traffic school then. Where would I go to do that? Police station, court, city hall.. & How soon should I do it? O_O I'm so lost about these kinds of things. Thank you for helping me out (:

sucker. I got the same ticket hah. Just wait for them to send you the invoice. You're allowed one 60 day postponement but for this, you can't fight it. You'll definitely lose...

[Jiraiya]

If you don't want your insurance to go up, why would you want to tell your insurance company anything? You do not need to call them.

1. Wait for your ticket in the mail, you will find out how much you have to pay.
2. Do a trial by written declaration and give some reason why you are not guilty (CA people only), they will probably find you guilty but they will reduce the fine.
3. Go pay the fine and pay for traffic school at the same time.
4. Take traffic school so no points are deducted and your insurance company will not know you got a ticket.

[b18c1]

you can fight it. ive faught a speeding ticket and beat it... but id proabbly suggest you to take traffic school. i took traffic school before at safe2drive.com its quick and ez. wait for your courtesty notice (in the mail) first

[darling]

sucker. I got the same ticket hah. Just wait for them to send you the invoice. You're allowed one 60 day postponement but for this, you can't fight it. You'll definitely lose...

GOOD JOB CHRIS
Were you on Las Tunas too?