What If A Police Officer Is Wrong About A Traffic Ticket? Chris Combs, managing partner at the top traffic law firm in Missouri, Combs Waterkotte, talks about the process of fighting a traffic ticket in court.
Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: So what happens if the police officer’s wrong about the ticket?
Chris Combs: You know, you don’t see that terribly often. I mean, here’s the thing: It’s just simply that we’re able to avoid points and get most traffic tickets down to a non-moving, no-point violation. So there is no criminal conviction. There are no points on your driving record.
So you don’t see a lot of us breaking down radar, data analysis, and things like that. Now I have – I’ve had CDL drivers where a traffic ticket could destroy their insurance rates. I mean, to where it’s not even worth being a CDL driver because they have to carry those multimillion-dollar commercial policies.
So I have fought them before and taken them to trial, but that’s rare. Typically, we are able to work something out on our client’s behalf that they’re happy with. That avoids both points on your license and a criminal conviction.
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