What happens when you get a speeding ticket in Tampa, Florida and how can a Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney help you?
Receiving a speeding ticket in Tampa, Florida is just like receiving a ticket in any other city in Florida including: Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Winter Haven, Plant City, or Brandon. The police officer that calculated your speed is going to turn on his overhead emergency lights, approach the car and ask for driver’s license, registration and insurance. You should be polite and promptly provide the officer with the information. The officer is going to ask you if you know why he stopped you. Do not admit to knowing why you were stopped. The officer is going to then accuse you of speeding, you should deny speeding. Never admit to the officer that you knew you were speeding. He will issue a ticket, you must sign the ticket (or you will be charged with another crime). You then need to consult with a Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney like myself, J. Armando Edmiston, to review the ticket. Speeding tickets are governed by the Florida Rules of Traffic Court and Administrative Rules.
A Tampa criminal defense attorney, like myself, J. Armando Edmiston, can file a notice of appearance on your behalf and fight the ticket. A lot of tickets are procedurally wrong, which means there is something on the face of the citation which can result in a dismissal. Furthermore, even if there is nothing wrong on the face of the citation, a Tampa criminal defense attorney can help fight the ticket at trial by holding the Officer to the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that you were speeding. At worst a Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney can help you keep the points off your driver’s license so that your insurance does not go up. Best of all, you hire a Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney starting at $150, that cost is a lot less than the cost you would incur if your insurance rates increasing for the next three years because of your speeding ticket.
Before you ever pay a speeding ticket, call me J. Armando Edmiston, criminal defense attorney! 813-482-0355. Fighting For You!
