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Originally Posted by CO Hummer
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In some venues, if you are not a multiple repeat offender and the violation is not serious, you can ask the prosecutor for a deferred adjudication whereby (1) you agreee to plead guilty and pay more and (2) in return, the state agrees to defer its adjudication of your guilt until a (usually six-month to one-year) period ends. If you get no further tickets during that period, the violation never goes on your record and never goes to your insurance company. If you do get a ticket during the period, you get charged with both. That way you have an extra incentive to drive lawfully: if you get caught, you get two tickets instead of one. Some jurisdictions also reduce the fine/points if you agree to do some driver safety training thingy.