Columbus, Ohio, Traffic Violation Defense Attorneys
Penalties and points for traffic violations in Oho stay on your driving record for at least three years and should not be taken lightly. Traffic laws are constantly changing and the experienced Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense attorneys at Siewert & Gjostein Co. LPA can keep you from hitting a roadblock.
If 12 or more points are amassed over a two-year period, driving privileges are suspended for six months. When the six-month suspension is over, the driver must retake the driving test to become legal again. Six points accumulated over two years results in a warning letter from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
Driving under suspension is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, and possible one-year license suspension.
Six-point violations in Ohio include drunk driving OVI, driving under license suspension, as well as, vehicular homicide and assault. Moving violations such as speeding and running a stop sign or red light result in two points being assessed to your driving record.
Paying a traffic ticket is an automatic admission of guilt and points are added to your license. Speeding violations can be enhanced if the violation took place in a school zone or you received three speeding tickets within 12 months.
