Contact our Rockville Maryland Traffic Ticket Lawyers if you have been cited with committing any of the above referenced traffic violations. You can pay your traffic ticket or fight it. You will have 30 days to “comply” with the ticket. You can either pay the ticket, request a waiver hearing, or request a trial.

If you pay the fine amount, you will automatically receive a conviction on your driving record. Points will also be added to your driving record. If you request a hearing, you must admit guilt to the traffic violation. You will have the opportunity to inform the judge of the circumstances leading up to the traffic violation. The judge will hear you out and render a decision. The judge may reduce your fine amount requiring you only to pay court costs. If the judge grants you a Probation Before Judgment, the ticket will not be added to your public driving record.

In the event you request a trial, the state will have to produce witnesses (example – the police officer and any eye witnesses) and prove that you are guilty of committing a traffic violation beyond a reasonable doubt. If the judge finds you guilty, you will be sentenced accordingly. If you are found not guilty, the case will be dismissed. You can file an appeal if the court’s decision is unfavorable.