Got my first ticket tonight, in 3 years of driving: failure to stop at a stop sign....I'm kinda worried: i've heard tickets can be big deals when getting hired, esp. moving violations...is this something i should worry about? I know speeding tickets are looked at when applying down the road, this isn't something that can hurt my chances is it? Any ways I can get this off my driving record?
If you are in Texas, a lot of tickets can be dismissed by taking a defensive driving course. My wife had a (bogus) failure to stop at a red light dismissed by going to defensive driving about 6 or 7 years ago. An added bonus is you can get 10% off your auto insurance after completing the course too.
NEwayz, you haven't been convicted yet, so save yourself the worry. You're most likely going to get a probation anyway (first violation in three years), and thus will have no record to speak of at the interview. As soon as your probation is over, you can have it wiped off your state driving record (usually 18 months) Since it's not a jailable misdemeanor, it doesn't go into NDR.
Sleep tight, and thank your local ambulance chaser
I assume there are no extenuating circumstances, such as an accident. If so, I wouldn't worry much. You are clean, otherwise. As was written above, you haven't been to court yet, so these are chickens that you should not count until they hatch.
In any event, in most states moving violations drop off your driving record after X number of years. In Colorado, it's three years. Check with your local Motor Vehicle Division. In the meantime, if you incur a conviction, you have to disclose it if you are asked about it. Before you start applying for jobs, get a copy of all your driving records so that you know what's on them and know what others can find out about you.
Hope that helps. Good luck with your career preparation.
Got me first ticket tonight, in 3 yearso'drivin': failuret'stop at a stop sign....I'm kinda worried: i've heard tickets can be big deals when gettin' hired, esp. movin' violations...is this somethin' i should worry about? I know speedin' tickets be looked at when applyin' down t'road, this isn't somethin' that can hurt me chances be it? Any ways I can get this off me drivin' record?"
1. glad to see the cops writing something besides speeding tickets for a change.
2. Your life is not ruined. Geez don't be such a wuss. I sued the state patrol once, over how I was handled at a traffic stop. I got a settlement, didn't get any of my tickets thrown out and still made it through the hiring process at a 121 carrier.
Learn to stop at the dang signs...it'll keep your record clean, save you alot of money in stress and fines and It will help keep the "Teletubbies" lunch pails from getting wedged in your wheel wells.
Hey...while we're at this "guilt thing" over tickets and getting an airline job thing...anybody remember about 4 years ago when an MEI let a student prang a seminole or duchess in and banged it up. It stalled out high enough to ruin the gear. Then the instructor went home after that and blew his brains out, leaving a young wife behind.
Boy that guy must be mad now, looking down on all of us dumasses while the job market is backed up all the way into reverse, knowing he wouldn't have made it all that far anyway...with or without letting the student bang the plane in.
Hey...while we're at this "guilt thin'" over tickets and gettin' an airline job thin'...anybody remember about 4 years ago when an MEI let a student prang a seminole or duchess in and banged it up. It stalled out high enought'ruin t'gear. Then t'instructor went home after that and blew his brains out, leavin' a young buxom beauty behind.
lad that guy must be mad now, lookin' down on allo'us dumasses while t'job market be afted up all t'way into reverse, knowin' he wouldn't have made it all that far anyway...with or without lettin' t'student bang t'plane in."
Call the courthouse. Some places (like ks) will allow you to meet with the court's attorney and have it reduced down to a non-moving violation. Without having to attend defensive driving or hiring a lawyer.
I acquired 2 speeding tickets in a 3 week span. Both were for 24mph over the limit (I actually plea bargained one down from 26 over). Less than a year later I was flying for Lakes and 1.5 years after that I was flying for AWAC. The only time anybody even asked me about them was during my Lakes interview. The CP asked if I like to drive fast. Obviously I did. He seemed to appreciate my dedication to arriving promptly.
Don't forget applications usually ask "have you ever..." . Would you answer no if your conviction was expunged or dropped form your record over time? Maybe they would discover it, maybe not. Seems sort of risky.
Don't forget applications usually ask "have you ever..." . Would you answer no if your conviction was expunged or dropped form your record over time? Maybe they would discover it, maybe not. Seems sort of risky.
If you were convicted of something other than a minor traffic violation, say DUI or vehicular manslaughter, and the conviction resulted, it will NOT be expunged from court and police records, and will probably remain on the DMV records (and thus has to be reported) On the other hand, if you were granted probation before judgement for a jailable offense such as DUI or hit and run for example, expungement may be done. And disclosure of expunged information in an interview, application or other means may not be required of a person who applies for employment. In this case, refusal by a person to disclose information about criminal charges that have been expunged may not be the sole reason for refusal to hire a person.
In regards to moving violations, if the DMV record is expunged, there's really no state record of the violation, because the airlines don't have access to court and police records during their background checks. They are sealed and usually a judge is needed to peruse them, such as when sentencing recomendations are made.
Additionally, National Driving Register only keeps records up to five years, so if your license suspension (for whatever reasons) took place longer than five years ago, it shouldn't be a problem as far as PRIA goes.
Hope this helps, and as always check with your local attorney
This wont help you with your ticket but i think its a good story. Whilst driving in Cape Breton NS i was pulled over by an RCMP. I honestly had no idea of my speed.....which turned out to be 94km in a 70km.....The cop was miserable too. I was driving a car with an Ontario license and registration on a PA drivers license in Nova scotia in a car that wasnt registered to any of the 3 occupants. (it was my friends fathers car) Anywho this happened on i believe 17 NOV 02. However on the ticket listed was PAY BY or APPEAR in district court on 06 JAN 02. Since that date had already occured 11 months earlier, i couldnt pay or appear by that date. So the ticket was thrown out.
Hahaha...that's funny. A lot of police agencies require some form of education beyond H.S. Serves him right to have his ticket tossed for back dating it. What'd he think you were, ARNOLD? You're lucky you didn't get a bench warrant for FTA...failure to appear. Get it? Hahaha.
As I waited to testify in a traffic accident case, I watched a judge toss out a DUI charge, because the cop mislabled the blood sample. The judge totally dressed down this cop in front of the courtroom. You'll never get the best of a cop on the side of the road(unless you can get him to take a poke at you in front of witnesses), but seeing a judge adjust a cop's attitude in a courtroom...that's priceless.
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