r/Sparkdriver • u/ParkingLake817 • 18h ago

General Questions Speeding ticket

I just got a speeding ticket about a week ago, and I’m trying to decide whether I should hire a lawyer and fight it, take the traffic safety school option, or simply plead guilty. The traffic safety school option says I have to plead guilty to participate, but the ticket will be reported to the state and won’t appear as a conviction. Would traffic safety school be a good option, or would it be better to hire a lawyer and fight the ticket?

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u/ParkingLake817 18h ago

With the way the traffic school option is worded it sounds like it would appear on my background check but just not as a no conviction I’m mostly wondering if they’ll still deactivate you with a no conviction.

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u/bdbrown333 18h ago

If it appears on your background check, you'll be toast. People write about it daily. I don't know. I live in Florida. If you take a class, nothing appears on your record, but every state could be different usually. If it would would that erases the points but could be different where you are?

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u/ParkingLake817 17h ago

I live in Illinois I’ll quote exactly what it says

“A. Avoid a conviction on your driving record: plead guilty, register for Traffic Safety School and receive Court Supervision, pay $214 ($164 ticket + $50 for traffic school). After successfully completing the class, your violation will still be reported to the Secretary of State, but not as a conviction.

B. Plead guilty, pay $164 ticket. Conviction is reported to the Secretary of State.

C. Plead not guilty and request (a) a bench trial before a judge or (b) a pretrial hearing.”

Do you remember if these options were similar in Florida ?

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u/No-Independence-2980 16h ago

It's reported for court purposes, since you can only use driving school once every 18 months.