You have 30 days to elect to: (1) pay your ticket; (2) elect driving school; or (3) plead not guilty.

Points will be assessed againt your license and your auto insurance rates are almost certain to increase. Your auto insurance may also be cancelled.

The State of Florida keeps track of the number of points on your license. If these points exceed a certain number within a certain period of time, your license will be suspended.

Under Florida law, during your lifetime you can make this election only five times. You cannot attend driving school within 12 months of your last attendance, when electing the driving school option.

You must complete a 4-hour, 8-hour or 12-hour class and provide proof of completion within the time constraints imposed by the Clerk of Court in the county where you receive the citation. A registration fee is required by the traffic school. Also, by electing driving school you may fail to take advantage of legal defenses that may result in the dismissal of your ticket or a finding of not guilty.

Yes. However, you will be required to take time off from work or your other activities to appear in court, possibly on more than one occasion. Even if you have a lot of free time and you are interested in representing yourself, there many fine points of law and legal procedure with which you are probably unaware. Not knowing any one of these points can make the difference between having your ticket dismissed and being found guilty.

For non-criminal traffic infractions (such as speeding, running a red light, etc.), you will not be required to appear in court. We will appear for you. We use the law and legal procedures to attempt to get all tickets dismissed. David B. Pakula, Esq., has practiced law in Florida since 1987, is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Appellate Practice and served as a Broward County Traffic Court Magistrate from 2002 through 2004. While we can't guarantee your ticket will be dismissed, we can greatly increase the odds in your favor.

Our fees start as low as $79 for certain non-criminal violations (court costs and fines, if any, are additional). If you have received more than one ticket arising out of the same incident, we generally discount additional citations after the primary citation. Fees vary depending on the type of violation and county in which it was received. We will match any locally advertised price. If you receive driving school or points, we will refund your attorney's fee in full (this money-back guarantee does not apply if you have received one or more moving violations within the past three years). We accept all major credit cards.

Submit your information for an online consultation by clicking the link in the left menu block. An attorney will contact you as soon as possible. You can also call our office at (954) 217-5123. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Consultations can be scheduled for evenings and weekends to accomodate your schedule.

If you decide to hire us, it can be handled on the phone. You can fax or mail us a copy of your ticket and provide us with your credit card information or send us a check. When you have paid our fee, we'll provide you with legal representation.

You can call or visit the clerk's office. Provide them with the citation number, and they can tell you whether your plea was received. Our office files pleas with the clerk's office in person, and we always obtain a date stamp on our copy of the plea. That way, there is no question that we filed the plea in a timely manner.

If your plea was lost and you are unable to rectify the problem before the comply by date, you will need to pay a late fee and possibly a reinstatement fee if your license was suspended.