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Originally Posted by yellow5thgen
I really miss the days of court supervision that saved me a lot when I lived in Illinois. Where is southern Illinois do you live?
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Below Carbondale, in Anna. Work in Cairo.
Court supervision is a good thing for those who are getting their first ticket, or first ticket in a long time. Costs a little more, but 90 days after paying, no other citations, the one written goes away. Nothing else need be done.
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Originally Posted by SSGirl
105 in a 65. Went to a lawyer and seeing what they can do. If not it's a $500 ticket and who knows how many points! I have never been pulled over in my life before either!!
Lesson learned!
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40 plus in Illinois can land you in jail! Also, depending upon traffic, can be written as reckless. 40 plus carries a bond of $205 and is a must appear violation. It's not something you want to do in Illinois.
BTW, our fines go up in September. The basic $75 fine for speeding, 1-20 over, will be $120. Seatbelts go up from $55 to $65 IIRC.
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Originally Posted by black396
He sez, You can show me the card, and I will change the ticket from "no insurance" ($10) to speeding, ($159), if you wish.. The fellow in the PU is not so lucky, I am taking him to jail, no D/L, etc
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In Illinois, no insurance is a minimum $200 fine/bond and is a must appear violation. We also get to tow the car, if we wish.
That said, if the person I stop isn't being a dumbass, can't find their insurance, but I believe they have it, sometimes I'll write the insurance ticket too. Why? Even though they
might have to come back to court, if they provide proof of insurance dated before the date of the ticket, it gets dropped. I say might have to come back, because due to where they might live, our States Attorney is pretty cool about letting people sometimes fax proof from a lawyer's office, or something of that nature.