Got a nasty ticket
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morbidpete
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morbidpete
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Could it be that County is so small they dont have their own courthouse and rent it from the next county???Shagster wrote:I got the ticket in Bullouch county. But its telling me to go to Millen courthouse which is in Jenkins county.
Something about that doesn't seem right.
My county doesn;t have a jail, so we rent space in cells from surounding counties.
Bulloch County State Court
Gary Mikell, State Court Judge
Heather Banks, Court Administrator
P.O. Box 1688
Statesboro, Georgia 30459
Phone: (912) 764-8605
Fax: (912) 489-1730
E-mail: bcjudge@frontiernet.net
Summary of the department:
Bulloch County State Court is located at the Bulloch County Courthouse, 2 North Main Street.
The State Court of Bulloch County has jurisdiction over misdemeanor and traffic offenses in Bulloch County, and over most types of civil law suits.
The Court was created by the Georgia General Assembly on August 10, 1903, and was then known as the City Court of Statesboro. As the community has grown in the past 98 years, the State Court of Bulloch County has grown as well.
Over the past 4 years, the Court's average case load has included:
More than 463 civil law suits
650 misdemeanor criminal offenses
8,617 DUI and traffic offenses
The Court has averaged more than $1.2 million annually in collections of fines and restitution's.
On January 1, 2001, the State Court Judge's office became a full-time position, authorized by the Georgia General Assembly in 2000.
Judge Gary Mikell who took office on that same day, became the first full-time state court judge in Bulloch County.
Gary Mikell, State Court Judge
Heather Banks, Court Administrator
P.O. Box 1688
Statesboro, Georgia 30459
Phone: (912) 764-8605
Fax: (912) 489-1730
E-mail: bcjudge@frontiernet.net
Summary of the department:
Bulloch County State Court is located at the Bulloch County Courthouse, 2 North Main Street.
The State Court of Bulloch County has jurisdiction over misdemeanor and traffic offenses in Bulloch County, and over most types of civil law suits.
The Court was created by the Georgia General Assembly on August 10, 1903, and was then known as the City Court of Statesboro. As the community has grown in the past 98 years, the State Court of Bulloch County has grown as well.
Over the past 4 years, the Court's average case load has included:
More than 463 civil law suits
650 misdemeanor criminal offenses
8,617 DUI and traffic offenses
The Court has averaged more than $1.2 million annually in collections of fines and restitution's.
On January 1, 2001, the State Court Judge's office became a full-time position, authorized by the Georgia General Assembly in 2000.
Judge Gary Mikell who took office on that same day, became the first full-time state court judge in Bulloch County.
Go to court in uniform, explain that you thought you were in a 70MPH zone, and ask to attend driver training instead. Alternatively, pay the fine, accept the points, then go take a driver ed course and you can get up to seven points removed (You can do this once every five years in GA).
“Zero-Point” Violations
O.C.G.A. §40-5-57.I(1)I
The court may order a defendant to attend a driver improvement clinic approved by Driver Services for any points bearing violation. The court may also accept a defendant’s original certificate of completion from an approved driver improvement clinic after the issuance of a citation. If the court orders or accepts a certificate of completion, the fine shall be reduced by 20%. The disposition and court order shall be reported to Driver Services, but PLEASE INDICATE ON THE ORDER OR ON THE CITATION THAT YOU ARE MAKING A “ZERO POINT” REQUEST FOR THE VIOLATION. The disposition will post on the driver’s record; however, no points will be assessed for the violation. This procedure may be used once every 5 years measured from date of arrest to date of arrest, in accordance with O.C.G.A. §40-5-57 I(1)I.
• O.C.G.A. §40-5-57.1I(1)I is a transaction between the court and Driver Services.
“Points Reductions”
O.C.G.A. §40-5-86
Upon the accumulation of points pursuant to O.C.G.A. §40-5-57, the total number of points accumulated by any driver shall be reduced by seven points, but to not less than zero points, upon the satisfactory completion by such driver of an approved defensive driving course and the submission of such certificate by such driver to the department. The provisions of this Code section shall be available one time only to each driver in any five-year period.
• O.C.G.A. §40-5-86 is a transaction between an individual and this department.
The provisions of O.C.G.A. §40-5-86 are in addition to the “zero-point” violation allowed under O.C.G.A. §40-5-57I(1)I. Once an individual’s driver’s license has been suspended based on the assessment of points, the suspension will not be stayed or amended if the person applies for a “point reduction” under O.C.G.A. §40-5-86.
http://www.dds.ga.gov/business/2006_TrafficCourtRM.pdf
Regards,
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“Zero-Point” Violations
O.C.G.A. §40-5-57.I(1)I
The court may order a defendant to attend a driver improvement clinic approved by Driver Services for any points bearing violation. The court may also accept a defendant’s original certificate of completion from an approved driver improvement clinic after the issuance of a citation. If the court orders or accepts a certificate of completion, the fine shall be reduced by 20%. The disposition and court order shall be reported to Driver Services, but PLEASE INDICATE ON THE ORDER OR ON THE CITATION THAT YOU ARE MAKING A “ZERO POINT” REQUEST FOR THE VIOLATION. The disposition will post on the driver’s record; however, no points will be assessed for the violation. This procedure may be used once every 5 years measured from date of arrest to date of arrest, in accordance with O.C.G.A. §40-5-57 I(1)I.
• O.C.G.A. §40-5-57.1I(1)I is a transaction between the court and Driver Services.
“Points Reductions”
O.C.G.A. §40-5-86
Upon the accumulation of points pursuant to O.C.G.A. §40-5-57, the total number of points accumulated by any driver shall be reduced by seven points, but to not less than zero points, upon the satisfactory completion by such driver of an approved defensive driving course and the submission of such certificate by such driver to the department. The provisions of this Code section shall be available one time only to each driver in any five-year period.
• O.C.G.A. §40-5-86 is a transaction between an individual and this department.
The provisions of O.C.G.A. §40-5-86 are in addition to the “zero-point” violation allowed under O.C.G.A. §40-5-57I(1)I. Once an individual’s driver’s license has been suspended based on the assessment of points, the suspension will not be stayed or amended if the person applies for a “point reduction” under O.C.G.A. §40-5-86.
http://www.dds.ga.gov/business/2006_TrafficCourtRM.pdf
Regards,
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QFTSava700 wrote:traffic court around here its always you against the cop with a judge.. thats it.. its your word against their's..and you know who wins! They always stand up there saying blah blah my radar gun was calibrated at this time such and such...blah blah etc and make it look as if you don't have a leg to stand on. I'd get a lawyer for a few hundred since its going to cost you that much a year in insurance if you lose!
Norm wrote:
There are idiots everywhere.
At work, in forums, in poetry classes, everywhere!