How Do You Fight A Speeding Ticket In TX?
Every case is different. What you need to understand is that there are laws on how speed limits should be applied for a city, county, rural, and state road. Even if you were speeding, and the officer used radar, you can still legally fight and even win a speeding ticket charge. If stopped for speeding, just sign the ticket. Plea “not guilty,” and always ask for a jury trial since judges usually give officers the benefit of the doubt. Go online and read the transportation code on highway speed limits outside municipalities: Sec. 545.351 (speed limit requirements) Sec. 545.352 (prima facie speed limits) and Sec. 545.353 (altering speed limits). For municipalities look up Sec. 545.356 (municipalities altering speed limits). Also, go to city hall and make a copy of their speed laws. You will receive a “pretrial hearing” letter. When meeting with the prosecutor you will be offered a fine to drop the charges if you don’t get another ticket within 6 months to a year (This is just a way to get
