Community service for speeding ticket?

Question

So i'm 17 and i got pulled over today and recieved a speeding ticket for going 37 on a 25 zone. I wanted to know is there a way that instead of paying the ticket i can do community service. My budget is tight and it will kill me to pay that and i already have to go to traffic school to get it off my record so i wanted to know will the judge allow me to do community service. This is my first ticket and time being pulled over, if anyone knows anything about this please let me know. Oh and i live in southern california san diego area if that makes a difference.

Answer 1

Answer is simple, the Courts and Judges are in no way going to go for that.  Your best bet is pay the ticket and do traffic school. Otherwise, if you don't do traffic school, you are really going to be upset with the increased insurance rate and then really be strapped for cash.  

I would recommend doing traffic school ONLINE with TicketRelief.com (San Diego Based ONLINE School). They were cheap, quick, and easy!

Answer 2

that 25 mph limit is there for a reason!!.

if a child had stepped out in front of your car and been seriously injured or even killed you would have been looking at a lot more than a fine my freind!.

stop whinging pay the fine and drive more carefully in future.

if you cannot afford to pay a speeding fine you shouldn't be running a car.

Answer 3

Well here there's a program called Youth Court where you can choose community service...I don't know if they have it there but you might want to look it up.

Answer 4

you can go to the judge and fight it. if you are 100% truthful he might give you a defurral and you will only have to pay the court fee's and keep a clean driving record for 9months. but you wont get a defurral for another 4 years if you get 1. if you get a ticket in those 9 months instead of having it off your record you get the ticket for the first violation and have to pay for it and pay for the other violation aswell. even if you know you were at fault it doesnt hurt to fight it

Answer 5

If I were the judge I'd make you pay. Maybe you'll pay attention to the speed limit and think about the money you spent to pay your fine. The law isn't tailord you accomodate you. It's written for everybody.

Answer 6

Any diversionary program is at the discretion of the judge, and there are no guarantees. Contact the court clerk and ask.

Answer 7

Id argue the ticket in court. Id try to get no fien or community service. If you are a first time offender it should only be a warning. Also if you cant afford a speeding ticket you must be pretty bad off. Also what do you caer you aint got to pay the tiket your parents do.

Answer 8

Since you will be appearing before a juvenile traffic officer, where rules are a bit more relaxed than in adult court, I think that the odds are probably good that you could avoid a fine.  Juvenile hearing officers are used to people who have no income, and the idea is not to punish their parents.  You will still have to pay for traffic school, of course, if you go that route.

Answer 9

If you want fairness in traffic fines, you would need to move to someplace civilized like Germany. Over there, the courts charge you a fine based directly on a percentage of your income. So if you're really picking loose change out of your couch just to make the rent, you might only have to pay $20. If you're a millionaire and inherited all your income from daddy, you might have to pay $20,000 or more. Either way, they make sure it's fair for everybody, but they still make sure it hurts enough to make you be more careful out on the road. Don't expect that kind of logic here in the U.S. anytime soon.