What happens if you do not pay a traffic ticket by the 60- day deadline in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida?

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 24, 2010 -- If you don not hire a Criminal Defense Attorney, normally your license will be suspended, a warrant may be issued for your arrest, and a Failure to Appear fine will be added to your total. If you cannot pay, you can always get a continuance or request a trial and put off your court date. To avoid this from happening you can hire a Criminal Defense Attorney to resolve this matter on your behalf.

In many cities, such as Ft. Lauderdale, FL, or Miami, FL if you don’t have a Criminal Defense Attorney or fail to appear in court, you will be sent a notice that will state that you have been found guilty and that your license will be suspended on a certain date. If you pay the fine amount on the notice before the suspension date, your license will not be suspended and your case will be closed. If you fail to pay by the suspension date, your license will be suspended and you will be subject to arrest.

Failure to appear in court or to prepay your ticket results in a verdict of "Guilty in Abstentia;" meaning that you were found guilty by lack of your presence because you failed to testify on your own behalf. Should you decide to hire a Criminal Defense Lawyer in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, or Miami, Florida you can sign a “Plea of Abstentia” for the Traffic Ticket Attorney to appear on your behalf. However, when you signed the ticket, you were promising to appear in court on the required date (or pay the ticket in advance of that date which is an admission of guilt) so you have violated an additional law.

It is not a good idea to wait for the notice before paying your fine. The reason is, you will have added a Failure to Appear conviction; which makes your fine higher and may add points to your driving record. Also, if you wait this long and something happens to your payment (lost in mail, not posted timely, lost in the computer, etc.) you will lose your license and may be arrested. In order to prevent this from happening it is imperative that you hire a Criminal Lawyer in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida or Miami, Florida upon the receipt of your traffic ticket.

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SSlegal Firm
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Florida 33324
Tel: 1-877-305-PAIN (7246)
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