Traffic tickets are more than just fines. Traffic tickets in Georgia concerning moving violations carry with them points. These points can effect your insurance rates, your driving privileges and even your job. Daniels & Taylor, P.C. can help you defend against an unwarranted traffic citation or get the charges reduced or dismissed. Often plea negotiations can result in reduced fines or no points against your driving record.
The points to be assessed for each offense shall be as provided in the following schedule:
Aggressive driving..................................... 6 points
Reckless driving....................................... 4 points
Unlawful passing of a school bus....................... 6 points
Improper passing on a hill or a curve.................. 4 points
Exceeding the speed limit by more than 14 miles per hour but less than 19 miles per hour................... 2 points
Exceeding the speed limit by 19 miles per hour or more but less than 24 miles per hour................... 3 points
Exceeding the speed limit by 24 miles per hour or more but less than 34 miles per hour................... 4 points
Exceeding the speed limit by 34 miles per hour or more...................... 6 points
Disobedience of any traffic-control device or traffic officer.................... 3 points
Too fast for conditions...................... 0 points
Possessing an open container of an alcoholic beverage while driving................... 2 points
Failure to adequately secure a load, except fresh farm produce, resulting in loss of such load onto the roadway which results in an accident................... 2 points
Violation of child safety restraint requirements, first offense........................... 1 point
Violation of child safety restraint requirements, second or subsequent offense................. 2 points
All other moving traffic violations which are not speed limit violations..................... 3 points
The commissioner shall suspend the driver's license of any person who has accumulated a violation point count of 15 or more points in any consecutive 24 month period, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained to the date of the most current arrest for which a conviction is obtained. A second or subsequent plea of nolo contendere, within the preceding five years, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which pleas of nolo contendere were accepted to the date of the most current arrest for which a plea of nolo contendere is accepted, to a charge of committing an offense listed in this subsection shall be considered a conviction for the purposes of this Code section. At the end of the period of suspension, the violation point count shall be reduced to zero points.
If you have been charged with a traffic crime contact Daniels & Taylor, P.C. at
678-436-3639 for a free office consultation. An experienced criminal defense attorney will advise you of your rights and provide reliable counsel throughout the various stages of the legal process.
