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Do I Need to Hire a Speeding Ticket Defense Attorney?

If you want to fight the citation, hiring a traffic ticket defense lawyer can significantly increase your chances of having the citation dismissed or the offense reduced. This can be especially important for drivers who already have points on their licenses. While hiring an attorney cannot guarantee the desired outcome, it’s the best option for drivers who were wrongfully accused of driving over the speed limit.

What Are the Penalties in Georgia for Speeding?

In Georgia, not only will you be faced with a fine for speeding, but it can also add points to your driving record, which could increase insurance costs and may even result in a suspended license. The fines for speeding tickets can depend on a variety of factors, such as:

The posted speeding limit
Your driving record
Where the violation occurred

Maximum fines for a first speeding violation include:

Over 5 mph and under 10 mph: $25
Over 10 mph and under 14 mph: $100
Over 14 mph and under 19 mph: $125
Over 19 mph and under 24 mph: $150
Over 24 mph and under 34 mph: $500

What is a Super Speeder?

Under Georgia law, a Super Speeder is a motorist convicted of:

Speeding at 75 mph or more on a two-lane road
Speeding at 85 mph or more on any other highway or road

If the driver is considered a Super Speeder they must pay another penalty in addition to the fine required for the speeding citation.

Driving Record Point System

When a driver is convicted of speeding in Georgia, points are added to their driving record. The point system ranges from two to six points per offense.

Driving 15-18 mph over the limit can result in two points
Driving 19 to 23 mph over the limit can result in three points
Driving 24 to 33 mph over the limit can result in four points
Driving 34 mph or more over the limit can result in six points

How Can a Speeding Ticket Defense Lawyer Help?

If you were issued a citation for speeding, speaking with an experienced traffic ticket lawyer at the Hines Law Firm can be the best step you take in fighting a citation you were wrongfully issued. An attorney will listen to your side of the story, review any evidence, and create a strong defense that will get the citation reduced or dismissed.

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Speeding Ticket Defenses

There are several defenses a speeding ticket defense lawyer can raise that can get your speeding ticket reduced to a less serious infraction or dismissed.

Common defenses that your attorney can use to help you fight the charges include:

01Necessity

If the client had to speed to avoid a collision with another vehicle or obstacle, their attorney can argue the client had no other choice but to speed. Other reasons for the necessity defense can involve the sudden onset of an illness or a mechanical issue.

02Speed Limit was Not Posted

If the speed limit sign was obscured by brush, trees, or hidden from view, or there was no sign, an attorney can argue that their client didn’t know what the speed limit was. However, it’s important to keep in mind that there’s a default speed limit for an unmarked road, so an attorney must be certain that their client wasn’t driving over the speed limit.

03Not Driving Over the Speed Limit

If their client was not speeding at the time they were pulled over, their attorney can raise this as a defense. Proving that their client was not driving over the speed limit requires the attorney to challenge the accuracy of the radar gun.

04Inaccurate Radar Gun

An attorney can argue that the officer’s speed detection device tracked another vehicle’s or that the device was not calibrated, or was poorly maintained.

05The Speedometer Was Not Calibrated

If a client believes that their speedometer wasn’t working properly the attorney may recommend a speedometer calibration to prove this.

06GPS

If a client’s GPS shows that they were going slower than what the police officer claimed, an attorney will need a GPS report, which shows the vehicle’s speed at the time law enforcement claimed they were speeding. Additionally, the attorney must also show that the GPS was accurate.

07Not the Person Operating the Motor Vehicle

If a client was not the one driving at the time of the citation, their attorney can raise the claim that the officer incorrectly identified their client as the driver.

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