Denver criminal defense lawyer / speeding tickets in the mail

Since I'm a Denver criminal defense lawyer, you may be shocked to find that I occasionally disobey traffic laws. The other day, I got an $80 speeding ticket in the mail! Of course, it was from several weeks ago, so I had no recollection of going 31 in a school zone. But there was my picture of me in my car, and a close-up of my license plate. What are you supposed to do when you get a Denver traffic citation in the mail without being pulled over? Should you call a Denver criminal defense lawyer, or simply remit payment and be done with it?

Unfortunately, the system is really designed just to separate you from your money, not to actually fight the ticket. The punishment ($80) is just enough to be a pain in the neck, but since it's not reported to DMV and doesn't count towards license suspensions, it's probably not worth fighting. Even the most efficient Denver traffic ticket lawyer won't be able to fight this kind of ticket for less than $50. So even if you do win, the only savings you're looking at is $30. If you lose, you'll still have to pay the lawyer, then the ticket, then a court assessment. Going it on your own will save you the attorney's fee, but at the cost of your own time. You'll have to go to the Denver City and County Building twice: first to set a court date with the Clerk, then to actually go to Court. Depending on how busy court is that day, you'll also have to wait in line for a significant period of time before getting to state your case. And there's no guarantee you'll win the case. So if you get a speeding ticket in the mail from one of the mobile police units, my advice is to save yourself the time and hassle and just pay it online. And be thankful you didn't get pulled over--that's a $200+ ticket in addition to points which count toward license suspensions, and the possibility of increased insurance premiums.