Speeding ticket - freaking out

I just wanted to update this thread. I was very fortunate and the ticket was dismissed. In the meantime, I have tried unsuccessfully to reach someone at the ROTC office at the university. I have left several messages but have not been able to speak to anyone. At this point, since the ticket has been dismissed, I am inclined to wait until I get there in August and give all of the information to the cadre. Of course, if anyone calls me back from my voice mail messages, I will give all the details. It just seems weird to keep calling to tell them about a ticket that has now been dismissed. :confused:

I wouldn't worry about it.

My son got a speeding ticket a couple months after he received his scholarship, the fine was about $150.00. Our city has a deferred program as well, don't get another ticket for one year and ticket is dropped. To be honest I don't believe my son even called his new battalion about it.

Son received a letter after he accepted his scholarship, in the letter was a line that said if you get a ticket over $250.00 let us know. The amount was under and he never called them.

Your fine, you left a message, if they feel the need, they will contact you though I doubt they will.

Enjoy your summer, and do the speed limit.
 
make a copy of the dismissal and ticket to provide to the Detachment upon your arrival, they will want it. Also, a dismissal is still on your driving record. You can file paperwork to have the ticket expunged from your record citing impact of a future security clearance. It's a stretch, but it worked in our area.
 
Reflecting upon this, it occurs to me that whoever wrote the regulation that a ticket over $250 requires a waiver was... unecessarily amiguous in their thinking. Perhaps when the regulation was first written, only misdemeaner, wreckless or intoxicated driving had fines over $250, but with inflation and all, that is no longer the case.

Think about it: Why should the dollar amount of a fine imposed by a local municipality define how the Army responds to it? A simple driving over the speed limit ticket varies in fine from less than $50 in some places, to about $450 in Los Angeles (there is a fine, then a penalty imposed on top of the fine). The problem with $250 regulation is that it doesn't take into account the fact that the severity of the ticket is often not reflected in the amount of the fine that a municipality establishes for revenue collection purposes.

A more useful approach would be to define the severity of ticket that requires a waiver. This is how the Dept. of Motor Vehicles in CA decides who needs to have their license suspended, and how Insurance companies decide which cost category a driver fits into (preferred driver, regular driver, assigned risk). Neither asks the amount of fine of a violation. For example, the regulation could require that a "two point" moving violation needs a waiver, whereas a 1 point violation does not. Or it could define a traffic "infraction" as OK, but a traffic "misdemeaner" as requiring a waiver. In CA, a two point violation would include "(w)reckless driving", "driving under the influence", driving without insurance, driving without a license, and probably one or two other things. "(w)reckless driving" includes driving more than 25 mph over the posted limit, driving dangerously given the road conditions, leaving the site of an accident, leaving through lanes in an unsafe manner, etc.

So, you get the idea. All the hand wringing over a non-wreckless, non misdemeaner exceeding of the posted limit is ... a waste of everybody's time. The regulation should be fixed to say what the Army is really trying to get at, rather than depend upon an arbitrary fine dollar limit.
 
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As my loggin suggest I have some law enforcement background. The problem with the point system is, what is 2 points in Colorado: 5-9 mph over the limit, defective equipment etc... may not be the same in CA. a two point violation would include "wreckless driving", "driving under the influence", and probably one or two other things. "Wreckless driving" includes driving more than 20 mph over the posted limit In Colorado the above mentioned offenses would be 10 -12 point violations. I do agree that there sould be a better way to do it.
 
It's possible that the dollar amount is related to the TS Clearance paperwork. When I had my last TS Clearance (5 years ago), you had to report all traffic violations with a fine of $200 or more. I distinctly remember that question because I misread the question as greater than $200 and it came up during my interview with the investigator.
 
The OP is def. clear in this case because it was 150. However, Navy1981, drives the point home how in depth a TS clearance goes.

Many candidates and new cadets (freshman/sophomore) do not realize that this can come back to bite them in a few yrs.

It is why on threads like this and the newest one that posters say hire an attorney because it is worth the cost.

Cheap is not the way to go when you have a speeding ticket that comes with a 200+ fine. Attorney is the way to go.

toomany,

You have done your due diligence, called/emailed. As others have stated just submit printed copies of the dismissal. If you did the call from your cell phone, do not delete it from your phone record. Same with your email. This way if they have a question, you can prove you did do due diligence. I am betting they won't question once you submit the paperwork to the det.
 
Reflecting upon this, it occurs to me that whoever wrote the regulation that a ticket over $250 requires a waiver was... unecessarily amiguous in their thinking. Perhaps when the regulation was first written, only misdemeaner, wreckless or intoxicated driving had fines over $250, but with inflation and all, that is no longer the case.

This is part of what concerned me. In Texas, the municipality sets its fine rates. My ticket was in a small town that doesn't post rates online but nearby towns had fines ranging from $150 to $300 on thier websites. I still don't know what the fine would have been had the ticket not been dismissed. I am just thankful it was.
 
If it was for <$250, then you should only get a little talk from the cadre when you report it (yes, you need to report it). If it is >$250 then, you may have some issues here. You may want to look at your legal options here, because this gets into the "revoke your scholarship" realm.

As a police officer in Southern California, I can tell you that NOTHING is less than $250 down here as far as moving violations go. Our fines are out of control.
 
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I have had 2 speeding tickets and 1 passing a school bus ticket (long story). I'm heading off to Max 3 in three weeks. YOU ARE FINE. I REPEAT, YOU ARE FINE.

The biggest thing is that you tell your cadre. You will fill out a form, life will go on. Done deal.
Could you please elaborate more on the school bus ticket? I’m in a bit of a bind myself in a very similar situation and am freaking out about my future as an Air Force Officer. I recently contracted and am very worried
 
drakem - please note the old dates on the above thread you're tagging onto - its unlikely you'll receive info from the parties speaking here on this specific issue, but perhaps others with current situations/knowledge will respond. good luck.
 
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