? Anyone here who lives in South MD been charged with Reckless Driving?

[TruPeace]

IF you been charged with reckless driving in Virginia (Caroline County) and what did you do to get it reduced? experiences?

 

[mAlice]

Everyone knows to do the speed limit through Caroline county. You must have been going pretty fast to get a wreckless driving.

 

[Bustem' Down]

IF you been charged with reckless driving in Virginia (Caroline County) and what did you do to get it reduced? experiences?

In Virginia, you basically hope the judge is nice and doesn't put you in jail for 10 days. That would be getting it reduced.

 

[Richard Cranium]

A few chicks turned on the faucets and only got a safe driving course.

 

[Fubar]

IF you been charged with reckless driving in Virginia (Caroline County) and what did you do to get it reduced? experiences?

How reckless were you? Was it on I 95 or a back road?
You're probably looking at chain gang time.

 

[mAlice]

How reckless were you? Was it on I 95 or a back road?
You're probably looking at chain gang time.

Anything over 15mph over the limit is considered wreckless.

 

[RoseRed]

Anything over 15mph over the limit is considered wreckless.

I thought it was 20 mph over. :shrug:

 

[Fubar]

Anything over 15mph over the limit is considered wreckless.

I was thinking more like haulin ass down a back road and takin out a fence or two...
Maybe Trupeace was caught in one of them rolling stings on 95?

 

[CMC122]

Virginia is way stricter then Maryland is with this kind of stuff.

 

[Fubar]

Virginia is way stricter then Maryland is with this kind of stuff.

Virginia's a Commonwealth-not a state-they make their own rules!

 

[cattitude]

Get an attorney.

Sign up for the driving class.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/courts/gendist/


and good luck.

 

[Fubar]

Get an attorney.

Sign up for the driving class.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/courts/gendist/


and good luck.

In Virginia, reckless driving tickets can be issued for 14 different types of driving behavior. A reckless driving conviction can result in either a misdemeanor or felony conviction. Most people who are charged with this offense don't realize that reckless driving is a criminal act and therefore can result in an actual jail term in addition to a loss of driving privileges and high fines.

One of the most severely prosecuted offenses is racing. You weren't racing were you Trupeace??

If you have been charged with an offense of this nature in the general district court or juvenile district court, please do not wait to find out what penalties the court may impose on you. GET A LAWYER!

 

[SD1492]

I was caught doing 70 in a 55 just after getting off I-95. I know I was in the wrong and I told the judge I was in the wrong, but I also told him I had just come off of I-95 and you know if you not doing at least 70 you'll get run down. Any way the judge looked at my driving record that I got from MD MVA with seal (get yours, it will help). He decided to give me a fine and I had to do a driving course (on-line) and pass and send the cert. to the court house. Also points do NOT transfer from other states to MD according to the MVA. But if you move to that state and get a new license those points will show up. Also other states keep records and if you get pulled over the judge will have those records too so don't lie when they ask when was the last time you got a ticket. If you don't know tell them you don't know. Now you may want to check with your insurance and see what they will do to you if your convicted, they may drop you so you may want to get a lawyer and fight it. Good luck.

 

[cattitude]

I was caught doing 70 in a 55 just after getting of I-95. I know I was in the wrong and I told the judge I was in the wrong, but I also told him I had just come off of I-95 and you know if you not doing at least 70 you'll get run down. Any way the judge looked at my driving record that I got from MD MVA with seal (get yours, it will help). He decided to give me a fine and I had to do a driving course (on-line) and pass and send the cert. to the court house. Also points do NOT transfer from other states to MD according to the MVA. But if you move to that state and get a new license those points will show up. Also other states keep records and if you get pulled over the judge will have those records too so don't lie when they ask when was the last time you got a ticket. If you don't know tell them you don't know. Now you may want to check with your insurance and see what they will do to you if your convicted, they may drop you so you may want to get a lawyer and fight it. Good luck.

that's the big myth...your insurance company still finds out about points and they raise your rates....doesn't matter what state

 

[Chasey_Lane]

that's the big myth...your insurance company still finds out about points and they raise your rates....doesn't matter what state

What I heard (from a trip to driving school 2 years ago ) was that insurance companies audit approximately every two years. Some people can and will slip through the cracks.

 

[cattitude]

What I heard (from a trip to driving school 2 years ago ) was that insurance companies audit approximately every two years. Some people can and will slip through the cracks.

Depends on your insurance company. If you have a bad history, they check quite often. And often, they check yearly when they renew the policy...some companies make you fill out a new application and they run your record.

 

[aps45819]

that's the big myth...your insurance company still finds out about points and they raise your rates....doesn't matter what state

The points do not transfer to your MD driving record.
However, insurance companies can get the info from other states.

 

[cattitude]

The points do not transfer to your MD driving record.
However, insurance companies can get the info from other states.

Thank you for restating what I said.

 

[MMDad]

The points do not transfer to your MD driving record.
However, insurance companies can get the info from other states.

Some do transfer. MVA:

Can points be assessed against my Maryland driver record if I am convicted of a vehicle-related violation in another state?
Yes. If you are convicted of a vehicle-related offense in a jurisdiction outside of Maryland, the MVA may assess points. The Driver License Compact, to which Maryland is a signatory, guides the MVA's actions. The types of out-of-state violations for which points may be assessed in Maryland include:

Alcohol or drug related offenses;
Leaving the scene of a personal injury accident;
Homicide or manslaughter involving a vehicle;
Use of a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony.

All offenses reported to Maryland by Drivers License Compact states will be recorded in your record even though points may not be assigned. That means your insurance company only has to look at your Maryland record.

 

[ocean733]

I knew of someone who was doing something like 55 in a 20. He had a few weekends in jail. Lived in VA.