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Does
trick to avoid DMV demerit points work?
by David A. Cardon, Esquire
Dear Mr. Cardon,
I received a traffic ticket in Norfolk,
Virginia for speeding. A friend told me
he knew a way I could avoid having any
Division of Motor Vehicle (“DMV”)
demerit points assessed against my driving
record. He said when I get my fine in
the mail, I should send in a payment in
excess of the fine amount. For example,
if my fine totals $79.00, I should send
in a check for $82.00 or some small amount
over the fine amount. He said when I do
this, the court will send me back a check
for the difference, or in this example,
$3.00. He told me the trick is not to
cash the refund check because demerit
points are not assessed against my license
until all transactions with the court
are complete. He claims he received this
information from a reliable computer company
that sets up the standard database for
each state’s DMV. I want to know,
will this work? If it does not work, how
can I avoid getting DMV demerit points?
How do I get rid of demerit points on
my driving record?
Your friend is wrong. His little trick
scores big for creativity, but it will
not help you to avoid DMV demerit points.
Here
is how the system really works.
After you are convicted for the speeding
offense, the court waits ten days to let
you decide whether or not you want to
appeal the case to the circuit court.
If, after ten days, you have not noted
your appeal, the information regarding
your conviction is automatically sent
to the DMV. The court’s computers
are linked to the DMV and the information
is sent without human intervention. You
can make arrangements with the court to
pay your fine over time within ten days
of the court hearing, however, the court
does not wait until after you have done
so to send your conviction information
to the DMV. In addition, if you do not
pay your fine by the date specified, the
court will instruct the DMV to suspend
your driver’s license. more>>
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