So I got pulled over and issued a ticket for not wearing my seat belt. I tried to Google the penalities but only found laws. Do seat belt tickets affect your insurance or points on your license? Also, I had a speeding ticket a year ago and asked for a Prayer for Judgement. Will a seat belt ticket affect that? I'm trying to figure out if I should just pay it or get a lawyer to handle it. What do you think?

2/25/2008 7:20:08 PM

1. you should have never used prayer of judgment on a speeding ticket
2. you should probably get a lawyer- if you hadnt have used prayer of judgement you could probably just have showed up and gotten it dropped
3. there is already a topic for tickets

2/25/2008 7:28:25 PM

CLICK IT OR TICKET

2/25/2008 7:38:22 PM

iirc, seat belt tickets are fine/court cost only. no points.

prayer for judgement is never a good move.

2/25/2008 7:42:36 PM

I don't understand why people say it's not a good idea to use a prayer judgment for a speeding ticket.

Other than speeding...I'm a law-abiding citizen. Why not use a prayer for judgment so my insurance doesn't go up??

2/25/2008 8:36:31 PM

^ because your first ticket will be reduced by the ADA to under 9 over if you have never recevied a speeding ticket aka NO POINTS/NO INSURANCE INCREASE (just the fine). I worked there for a while and saw so many idiots use their prayer or get a lawyer for there first speeding ticket.

Seat belt was an infraction, meaning no insurance or points problems (just the fine).

2/25/2008 9:04:29 PM

^it wasn't my first speeding ticket. it was my 3rd overall and 2nd within 3 months so thats why I used it.

2/26/2008 12:04:21 AM

notice the arrow, i was responding to the user who posted above me

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2/26/2008 5:42:46 AM

i have had one. no points, just send in that $75 money order with a mail back receipt , so you know they got it.

2/26/2008 8:05:06 AM

Quote :

"because your first ticket will be reduced by the ADA to under 9 over if you have never recevied a speeding ticket aka NO POINTS/NO INSURANCE INCREASE (just the fine). I worked there for a while and saw so many idiots use their prayer or get a lawyer for there first speeding ticket."

I didn't say "first" speeding ticket either...just "a" speeding ticket.

2/26/2008 8:26:36 AM

Check with your insurance company. Some raise rates for this kind of fraction (insurance points are different than license points).

In NC, two reductions = license points.

NCSU Legal Services has a good website that discusses NC traffic laws

[Edited on February 26, 2008 at 1:06 PM. Reason : k]

2/26/2008 1:05:14 PM

I'm sorry, but I can do nothing but laugh at people that get tickets for not wearing seat belts.

2/26/2008 1:09:51 PM

^concurred

2/26/2008 1:13:12 PM

^^uh huh. i feel naked driving without wearing my seat belt.

2/26/2008 2:08:26 PM