Legal Question in Traffic Law in Pennsylvania

MY 19 year old son received 2 tickets for going 104 in a 55mph zone in Chester County.One ticket was for speeding and the other was for careless driving. I will no longer allow him to use the car and will continue to do this for a year as a consequence. He has a court date set uo in a few weeks. We are allowed to speak to the township policeman to "negotiate' before the hearing presided by a magistrate. I don't want my son to drive for at least a year. If he receives a large amount of points, I plan to knpck him off of the insurance because it will become unaffordable. If he has to buy his own insurance, it will prevent him from driving for several years. That may be a bit excessive.

After a year, I would like to give him a chance to redeem himself as a driver.

Is there any deal that can be made that will not show up in points so I can keeo him on our insurance.. I even thought about writing a notarized oath stating that I won't let him drive for a year. Any suggestions?


Asked on 8/30/10, 11:49 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

There are too many variables here to properly address. Each officer and prosecutor is different. You really need to deal with them, get a feel for them, and see how things can be worked out. You talk with the prosecutor, not to the officer, and the prosecutor may bring in the officer before making a deal, but the prosecutor also has to deal with the judge, and the judges have their own personalities, and how they adjudicate, that the prosecutor has to deal with. Nothing you agree to in writing will have any impact, that's just the way it is. I suggest, as part of his "punishment", and a life lesson, hire an attorney, who is used to dealing with the prosecutor and officers. That will give him the best chance of minimizing the points and overall impact on him. I do more tickets in NJ, and 105 mph... most times that will result in a 90 or more day suspension, on top of any other sanctions. I have not seen that in PA, but I suspect PA will be similar.

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Answered on 9/06/10, 6:37 pm


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