Got a Ticket During Court Supervision?

You may have received a speeding ticket or any other traffic ticket while you are already under court supervision for another citation. That may be worrisome for you as you know that one of the conditions for your court supervision is not to receive any more traffic citations during the supervision period. So, what happens when you receive a ticket during the court supervision period? If you receive another ticket (new ticket) during court supervision, then you are in violation of the court supervision order. What that means is that the prosecuting attorney who was prosecuting your ticket that you were placed on court supervision for (old ticket) can seek an order to vacate your supervision for that reason. This can be done by filing a Petition to Revoke Court Supervision with the Court. With a Petition to Revoke, the prosecutor will list the allegations as to why the Court Supervision Order should be revoked. If the reason for the basis is because you committed a new petty, traffic offense then the allegation will state so. Keep in mind as a defendant, you have the right to dispute the Petition to Revoke. 

So, the new ticket could be a basis for the court supervision for the old ticket to be vacated. If your court supervision is vacated based on the new ticket, then you will not be able to enjoy the benefits of the supervision anymore such as having the ticket not show on your driving record at the end of the supervision period. Vacating the court supervision could mean a conviction enters instead for the old ticket due to the violation which means points being assessed against your driving record if it is a moving violation. Even with the conviction now entering for the old ticket, you still have to defend your new ticket in court on top of that. If you get a conviction on the new ticket, then that conviction will be in addition to the conviction for the old ticket. This could cause severe consequences. Depending on your driving record and/or your age, that could mean a mandatory suspension of your driver’s license. 

With all of this being said, if the ticket that you received court supervision for was a petty traffic ticket such as speeding and you obtain a new petty, traffic ticket then I would not worry too much. It is not that common, in my experience, to see a prosecutor wanting to vacate a Court Supervision order on a petty ticket based on a new petty ticket offense. However, the prosecutor may not want to offer court supervision again. It may make more sense for a prosecutor to vacate Court Supervision for a criminal offense that an individual received based on a new criminal offense committed. But, to vacate court supervision for a petty, traffic ticket based on a new traffic ticket should not be too much of a concern for you. Again, that does not mean the prosecutor will not seek a conviction on the new offense which can lead to issues. I also want to emphasize that every County operates differently, and every prosecutor will act differently. That is why it is important to contact an attorney to discuss your situation if you have received a traffic citation during your court supervision period. 

Our law firm represents individuals who have been cited with traffic tickets during court supervision to avoid having the supervision vacated. We can discuss your ticket, driving record, and circumstances of your traffic ticket to explore the possibility of placing you on court supervision again. Individuals could receive court supervision twice for moving violations during a 12-month period.  Contact our firm to discuss the citation you received during court supervision.