Has anyone seen my specialty plates?

[tcudoc]

Do they stake out property lines in mobile home parks?

In the reputable ones they do.

 

[Salfrog]

Not a lawyer.

I think you want/need someone local. I've heard of companies like Off the Record that match you up with a local attorney. I've never used them and have no idea how that would give you a better result than Google. I don't know if 13 over is worth the hassle.

Never heard of it, but will check it out. Thanks.

 

[Salfrog]

Not an atty but I work for one and we do tickets a lot.

Option 1: call court directly and inquire whether they offer a deferred adjudication to defendants representing themselves. May end up paying the same fine but keep it off the record.

Option 2: search "[name of county] traffic attorney". Find 3-5 options and call them. Ask about deferred. Also ask about how they'd keep out of town client updated. Ticket work isn't that hard, most competent attorneys can do a fine job. Go with the ones you feel will communicate best. That's where most out-of-town tickets go wrong - missed deadlines etc. due to bad communication.

What I WOULDN'T do is engage someone who doesn't normally work in that county to go down there (or send their latest-hired internish associate). They can be looked at as outsiders and be less effective.

This was what I was wondering. If it would be better to find a ticket lawyer there already established in that area that would know the judges & court system. Thanks for the info.

 

[Salfrog]

I'm waiting for the rest of the story. Soo many questions left unanswered.
Were you able to cinch up the [ #2020 ] air separator valve or did you shart while the occifer was issuing citation?
Did you get a police escort to the nearest bucees or Waco?
Where did you rank on the BSC when the event finally occurred?

Pretty much as soon as I saw the flashing lights pull behind me, it crept back up. Once I pulled over and he asked me if there was a reason why I was speeding, I told him the reason and all he had to say was, "I hate when that happens, but I I'm still going to have to right ypu up for speeding." When he came back to the car for me to sign the ticket, I ripped a loud one while he was standing there. He then said, "I guess you weren't kidding." I just said, "Gee, you think?", and handed him the ticket back.

No police escort since the very next exit was where my hotel was there in Portland.

Once I did get to my room, it was a blowout as soon as I sat down on the toilet. Kind of embarrassing at first, but felt ooh so very good.

Just pissed me off a bit that he didn't let me go without a warning. Then he was trying to be funny, which made it suck even more. Guess troopers like to moonlight as comedians.

 

[Showtime Joe 2.0]

Pretty much as soon as I saw the flashing lights pull behind me, it crept back up. Once I pulled over and he asked me if there was a reason why I was speeding, I told him the reason and all he had to say was, "I hate when that happens, but I I'm still going to have to right ypu up for speeding." When he came back to the car for me to sign the ticket, I ripped a loud one while he was standing there. He then said, "I guess you weren't kidding." I just said, "Gee, you think?", and handed him the ticket back.

No police escort since the very next exit was where my hotel was there in Portland.

Once I did get to my room, it was a blowout as soon as I sat down on the toilet. Kind of embarrassing at first, but felt ooh so very good.

Just pissed me off a bit that he didn't let me go without a warning. Then he was trying to be funny, which made it suck even more. Guess troopers like to moonlight as comedians.

I've never had a State Trooper give me anything but a warning although I guess you were pulled over just a little too close to the end of the month!

The most outrageous speeding ticket I ever got was from a young City of Itasca cop on I-35. I was driving back from Austin in the middle of the night and he was waiting on the shoulder with his lights out. He wound up ticketing me for doing 11 miles over when I had the cruise control set at nine over; but 10-over or above, of course, draws a higher fine. While I tend to "Back the Blue" as a general principle, I yelled and cussed him out when I read the ticket. As I was screaming at him that "I had the cruise set at nine over!" he literally sprinted back to his car and peeled off, proof that he at least had a guilty conscience about what he had done.

 

[Salfrog]

I've never had a State Trooper give me anything but a warning although I guess you were pulled over just a little too close to the end of the month!

The most outrageous speeding ticket I ever got was from a young City of Itasca cop on I-35. I was driving back from Austin in the middle of the night and he was waiting on the shoulder with his lights out. He wound up ticketing me for doing 11 miles over when I had the cruise control set at nine over; but 10-over or above, of course, draws a higher fine. While I tend to "Back the Blue" as a general principle, I yelled and cussed him out when I read the ticket. As I was screaming at him that "I had the cruise set at nine over!" he literally sprinted back to his car and peeled off, proof that he at least had a guilty conscience about what he had done.

This was nearly the same. He was young, so I figured he's trying to move up the ranks by writing as many tickets as possible. I thought about the near the end of the month thing also. Either way, I have until the 26th of April to figure out how to handle the ticket. As I said, I haven't received a ticket in nearly 30 years, so it totally caught me off guard.

 

[The Frog to be Named Later]

This was nearly the same. He was young, so I figured he's trying to move up the ranks by writing as many tickets as possible. I thought about the near the end of the month thing also. Either way, I have until the 26th of April to figure out how to handle the ticket. As I said, I haven't received a ticket in nearly 30 years, so it totally caught me off guard.

Been a while but to your earlier question, in AZ you can opt for defensive driving (done online) and the points go away so it doesn't affect insurance. Seems like you are going to be out the same money either way. Pay a lawyer, defensive driving school or the state.

 

[PO Frog]

This was nearly the same. He was young, so I figured he's trying to move up the ranks by writing as many tickets as possible. I thought about the near the end of the month thing also. Either way, I have until the 26th of April to figure out how to handle the ticket. As I said, I haven't received a ticket in nearly 30 years, so it totally caught me off guard.

Just pay the damn thing. Good lord

 

[Hoosierfrog]

In the reputable ones they do.

Are there reputable trailer parks?

 

[tcudoc]

Are there reputable trailer parks?

The one I lived in while I attended TCU was pretty reputable. It’s in NRH. Pretty posh. Ours was the worst looking single wide in the whole park at the time. Drove by there a couple of years ago; it was still in pretty good shape.

 

[YA]

Just pay the damn thing. Good lord

Why would you want that on your insurance record for the next 7 years to be rated?

If you do deferred adjudication and avoid another ticket for 90 days or 6 months (depending on the local rules) in that jurisdiction it comes off your record. Save the defensive driving course for places that don't do deferred.

 

[Showtime Joe 2.0]

This was nearly the same. He was young, so I figured he's trying to move up the ranks by writing as many tickets as possible. I thought about the near the end of the month thing also. Either way, I have until the 26th of April to figure out how to handle the ticket. As I said, I haven't received a ticket in nearly 30 years, so it totally caught me off guard.

There should be a phone number to call on the ticket. Dial it up and talk to a clerk who'll most likely tell you what your options are. For example, they may offer you a deferred adjudication either right off the bat or after you take a defensive driving course. You should be able to handle this yourself without paying for an attorney (and I say that as an attorney myself!) although you will have to pay some court costs, usually in the same amount as the listed fine. I've gotten speeding tickets all over Texas and that's the way they're typically handled.

But YA is correct: you sure as hell don't want to just pay the ticket without getting it deferred because then it will get reported to your insurance company and points will go on your driving record. So, get it deferred and then keep your speed down during the required period of "driving probation."

 

[Showtime Joe 2.0]

Just pay the damn thing. Good lord

This is very bad advice.

 

[Salfrog]

There should be a phone number to call on the ticket. Dial it up and talk to a clerk who'll most likely tell you what your options are. For example, they may offer you a deferred adjudication either right off the bat or after you take a defensive driving course. You should be able to handle this yourself without paying for an attorney (and I say that as an attorney myself!) although you will have to pay some court costs, usually in the same amount as the listed fine. I've gotten speeding tickets all over Texas and that's the way they're typically handled.

But YA is correct: you sure as hell don't want to just pay the ticket without getting it deferred because then it will get reported to your insurance company and points will go on your driving record. So, get it deferred and then keep your speed down during the required period of "driving probation."

I did see a phone number on the ticket. I will do what you said. That sounds so much easier. I appreciate the advise. Do I owe you for any billable time for consultation?

 

[HG73]

If you have a survey done of your property at great cost and your neighbor moves the pins and the stakes after the fact, is that crime I should seek an attorney’s assistance with? We are working on a building project and a fence and neighbors seem to have intentionally and malisciously moved the markers to favor them. Thoughts? Criminal activity or just mischief?

Not an attorney, just a 30 year real estate broker. I believe that if you don't address this then in 10 years it becomes your neighbor's property. Never had to deal with this but it is always a topic in my biannual continuing education. How much property are we talking about? Definitely talk to your attorney. Mine just went up to $560/hr but he can probably tell you what to do in a half hour or so. Try to keep him on task, he'll want to veer off onto the kids or the George Floyd trial. Good luck.

 

[Eight]

Not an attorney, just a 30 year real estate broker. I believe that if you don't address this then in 10 years it becomes your neighbor's property. Never had to deal with this but it is always a topic in my biannual continuing education. How much property are we talking about? Definitely talk to your attorney. Mine just went up to $560/hr but he can probably tell you what to do in a half hour or so. Try to keep him on task, he'll want to veer off onto the kids or the George Floyd trial. Good luck.

does your attorney by chance write really bad prose and poetry, has a fascination with stool specimens, and at times can be found in the bushes around smu?

 

[HG73]

does your attorney by chance write really bad prose and poetry, has a fascination with stool specimens, and at times can be found in the bushes around smu?

I don't think so, but he is enamored with boys wrestling.

 

[Eight]

I don't think so, but he is enamored with boys wrestling.

 

[HG73]

Would like this, but I think it sends the wrong message. About me.

 

[tcudoc]

Not an attorney, just a 30 year real estate broker. I believe that if you don't address this then in 10 years it becomes your neighbor's property. Never had to deal with this but it is always a topic in my biannual continuing education. How much property are we talking about? Definitely talk to your attorney. Mine just went up to $560/hr but he can probably tell you what to do in a half hour or so. Try to keep him on task, he'll want to veer off onto the kids or the George Floyd trial. Good luck.

We live by a river and he had installed electricity and carved out a dirt and rock boat ramp. When we did the survey, it showed the boat ramp and electrical were both on my side of the line. He used a backhoe and cut out another boat ramp and filled the old one in and knocked over the stakes, seemingly on purpose. A few weeks later, now the electric pole is on the other side and the pin in the ground seems to have been moved about a foot over to the other side of the electric pole. It is not a huge electric pole. It is about 5 feet high and steel. Just a place to elevate the underground wiring off the ground to make it accessible. It is really frustrating since we paid a lot of money for the survey. We need to have them come back out to verify it but I would like to have them bill the a hole that moved it.