Colorado Traffic Ticket Penalties

Protect Your Colorado Driving Privilege

Keep Your Colorado Drivers License From Being Suspended

Keep Your Insurance Rates From Increasing

      In the letter you just read about traffic tickets and how I can help you (click here if you haven't read that yet), I gave you some basic information about the possible penalties.

      You're probably wondering what these might be, so I'm going to give you some specific examples.

      In Colorado, traffic tickets are serious. A conviction for a moving violation, such as careless or reckless driving, driving under the influence (see Colorado DUI), or speeding, has broader and more negative consequence than what is generally known.

      With most convictions of Colorado traffic tickets (either plea or finding) there are consequences:

1. In the majority of cases, there is a fine assessed against the defendant, by the Judge or Magistrate. This can be substantial, running as high as $1,000.00. I have a hunch, that in a number of traffic ticket cases, courts have a revenue producing motive involved in the sentence meted out.
   
   
2. Certainly traffic tickets are big business for insurance companies. They like to raise premiums as a result of convictions. I am aware of cases where a minor speeding violation resulted in a 15% increase in premiums.
   
   
3. A conviction has a negative impact on the motorist's driving record. Motor Vehicles (Department of Revenue) assigns a certain number of points for each traffic ticket. For instance, a conviction for reckless driving results in the assessment of 8 points, while a careless driving and some speeding infractions yield 4 points. The department of motor vehicles will suspend or revoke a persons driving "privilege" if so many points are accumulated in a certain amount of time.
   
   
4. Finally, I am aware of a number of professions and occupations that consider the driving record as a highly relevant factor in the application process.

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