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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco
That's correct.
If you choose the school for the first offense all you have to pay is for the cost of the class which i think is $50 here. But if you get caught doing any moving violation within that time frame, you now have to pay the fines that you avoided by choosing the class plus any points associated with the first offense.
For example, a speeding ticket in the county I live in is $200. If you choose the class you only have to pay the $50 for the class but if you get caught with another moving violation within 5 years you now have to pay the $200 that you avoided the first time (assuming the fine doesn't increase). So if your second violation was another speeding ticket your second ticket would now be $400.
The class also does not prevent the ticket from showing up on your insurance which is something the court does not tell you so your insurance will still go up.
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Wow that's cool. Out here in CA traffic school is
only used to keep the citation off your driving record so your insurance wont go up but it has absolutely nothing to do with the fine that all guilty party's have to pay on your court date. If your ticket is for $200 and you want traffic school you have to pay the courts $200 + $30 for the school option that day and then the $40 or so for school once you attend.
So if you promise the judge that you will go to traffic school he will
suspend your entire fine just as long as you dont get another ticket in 5 years.
