South Carolina Traffic Ticket Lawyers, Defending Your Traffic Violation
When making your decision about how to best handle your traffic ticket, you need to make sure that you understand the consequences of your conviction and prepare a proper defense. If you fail to appear in court for a simple traffic ticket, you can be tried in your absence and found guilty. Therefore, traffic violations should not be taken lightly, you should consider hiring an experienced South Carolina traffic ticket attorney.
Traffic Violations and Consequences in South Carolina
Although some traffic violations are seemingly minor, every violation will affect your driving record. If you have been charged with a traffic violation or other driving offense, or recently have received a traffic ticket, it is important that you protect your driving record.
Common Traffic Violations:
- speeding,
- following too closely,
- driving with a suspended license, (DUS)
- DUI,
- driving without insurance,
- careless driving, or
- reckless driving.
In addition to negatively impacting your driving record, traffic violations and speeding tickets in South Carolina can result in the following:
- Fines
- Increase in Car Insurance Premiums
- Suspended Driver’s License if left unpaid
Many people do not consider that losing points off of your driver’s license may force you to pay increased insurance premiums. If you lose a total of 12 points your license may be suspended. Your license may also be suspended if you fail to pay your traffic ticket within 12 months of the day it is issued.
Free Traffic Ticket Violation Consultations
Were you pulled over and issued a traffic ticket? Whether you are charged with a two point violation, four point violation, or even a six point violation, you need to make sure that your driver’s license is protected by hiring a South Carolina traffic ticket defense Attorney. Contact the Strom Law Firm, LLC today for a free consultation. We offer flexible payment options and accept Visa and MasterCard.
