SPEEDING TICKET POINTS

In Kentucky, your license will accumulate speeding ticket points each time you plead guilty to a moving violation. An attorney can help prevent these points from attaching to your license. If you are over 18 and accumulate more than twelve (12) penalty points for speeding tickets within two years, you may face a suspension of your license for up to six months.

By hiring an experienced attorney to defend you in court, you can potentially reduce the number of speeding ticket points assessed on your license and maintain your driving privileges.

Although paying a traffic ticket and moving on might seem simpler, you should always consider the consequences of a traffic violation seriously. Paying the fine for a traffic ticket equates to admitting fault, which can lead to points on your license, higher insurance premiums, and possible suspension of your license.

• How Points Are Assessed

• What Traffic Ticket Cases We Handle

• List of Points Violations in Kentucky

• List of Points Violations in Indiana

What You Need To Know: How Traffic Points Are Assessed Against You

SPEEDING:

If the police catch you driving more than 26 MPH, or if they cite you for Racing and Eluding a Police Officer, you risk suspension of your license. If you face one of these charges, you must immediately hire an attorney to represent you as your driving privileges are in jeopardy.

BENCH WARRANTS:

If you fail to appear in court or don’t pay your traffic ticket, the court may suspend your license and could issue a bench warrant against you. This means that the police may arrest you if they pull you over for any reason. If the court has issued a bench warrant against you or suspended your license for not appearing, don’t hesitate; hire an attorney immediately..

TIME:

An attorney also saves time. Representing yourself in court proceedings can consume a lot of time; you may have to miss valuable work hours and potentially wait hours for your case to be called. However, defendants represented by attorneys in traffic matters typically get called first at every court docket, which can significantly reduce your time in court.

WHAT TRAFFIC VIOLATION CASES DO WE HANDLE?

The Kemper Law Office handles a wide variety of traffic offenses, including, but not limited to, the following:

• DUI/DWI

• CDL Traffic Ticket

• Speeding over 26 MPH

• Reckless Driving

• Driving Without a License

• Failure to Appear in Court

• No Insurance

• Suspended License

If you have received a traffic violation citation in the Louisville area, do not hesitate to email or call 502-771-0588 to hire an experienced legal professional to minimize your legal risks. Our team has successfully represented numerous clients in traffic ticket trials, resulting in not guilty verdicts and no points on their licenses.

SPEEDING TICKET POINTS — KENTUCKY

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 Speeding 15 MPH or less over the limit – 3 points (except as provided in KRS 186.572); Speeding 16 MPH or more, but less than 26 MPH, over the limit – 6 points;

1. Failure to stop for church or school bus – 6 points;
2. Improper passing – 5 points;
3. Reckless driving – 4 points;
4. Driving on wrong side of road – 4 points;
5. Following too closely – 4 points;
6. Failure to yield to emergency vehicle – 4 points;
7. Changing drivers in a moving vehicle – 4 points;
8. Vehicle not under control – 4 points;
9. Stop violation (electric signal, railroad crossing, stop sign) – 3 points;
10.   Failure to yield – 3 points;
11.   Wrong way on one-way street – 3 points;
12.   Too fast for conditions – 3 points;
13.   Too slow for conditions – 3 points;
14.   Improper start – 3 points;
15.   Improper driving – 3 points;
16.   Careless driving – 3 points;
17.   Failure to yield left lane – 3 points;
18.   Improper lane usage – 3 points;
19.   Failure to illuminate headlights – 3 points;
20.   Failure to dim headlights – 3 points;
21.   Any other moving hazardous violation – 3 points;
22.   Commission of a moving hazardous violation which involves an accident – 6 points; or
23.   Combination of two (2) or more moving hazardous violations in one (1) occurrence – 6 points

SPEEDING TICKET POINTS — INDIANA

The above point system is unique to Kentucky only. I am also a licensed attorney in Indiana, which has its own point system. If you are licensed in Indiana, but receive a ticket in Kentucky, you will be assessed under the Indiana point system. Similarly, if you are licensed in Kentucky, but receive a ticket in Indiana, you will be assessed under the Kentucky point system.  Indiana allows you to remove 4 points removed from your license by taking a defensive driving course. Further, in Indiana you will be penalized if you receive more than 8 points on your license in a two year period. Indiana administers points as follows:

1. Speeding 1-15 MPH — 2 points
2.  Speeding 16 – 25 MPH — 4 points
3. Speeding 26MPH or over — 6 points
4. Failure to use headlights — 2 points.
5. Disregarding stop signs — 4 points.
6. Failure to yield to an incoming emergency vehicle: 6 points.
7. Speed racing on roads within the state — 8 points.
8. Driving with a suspended license — 8 points.

If you have had been cited with a traffic violation in the Southern Indiana area, do not hesitate to email lawhelplouisville@gmail.com or call 502-771-0588 for more information.