(in the US) No. Whenever you are arrested or issued a trafic violation, it results in an entry being made on your permanent criminal history, or DMV, records. Paying the fine may take care of the offense but it does not make the record that you committed it "go away."
as long as you pay the fine
A fine is imposed by a court when you are convicted of a criminal offence. A penalty is issued by an appropriate authority when you have not complied with the law but you have not committed a criminal offence. This means you do not get a criminal record e.g. parking and fare evasion. If you fail to pay the penalty, you will have to go to court and may then have to pay a fine and get a criminal record.
Totally up to you. If you were speeding, pay it. If you want to fight it, do so. However, if you wish to keep your record clean a day at traffic school (with additional fee of course) will keep the ticket off your record.
I just got a ticket in December for the same thing, and the fine I had to pay was $180. If you go to traffic school you can get the points removed from your record.
Pay it or fight it. Most likely the judge will only make the driver go to classes and pay a fine and it shouldn't show up on their record.
Sometimes it depends on your age and how long you have had your driving license. As long as you are over 21 years old, and this is your only ticket in the past 3 years, you shouldn't have to worry about loosing your license. If I were you, if you have a clean record prior to this, I would try to speak to the Probate Judge or Magistrate in teh area where you were tickets. Tell them you had a clean record and want to try to keep this record. Be willing to pay a fine if it will stay off your record. Most local Judges have authority to do this for people with a clean record. I have been successful with this three or four times in the past twenty years.
You can do community service,pay a fine or work it off and make it seem really small on your record cause all other types of good things will be on it.
It was clean. It is't now
the european union told them to clean the air or pay an expencive fine. :/
the european union told them to clean the air or pay an expencive fine. :/
A moving violation, including a speeding ticket, goes on your record when you either admit guilt or are found guilty by the court. Paying the fine is considered an admission of guilt and it goes on your record when paid. If you neither pay the fine or contest the ticket by the date shown on the ticket you are presumed guilty and it goes on your record at that time. If you contest the ticket and prevail it will never go on your record. If you contest the ticket and lose it goes on your record at that time.
A clean driving record would be a record that is free from accidents, moving violations, tickets in general, and one that has no points.