Delaware Traffic Ticket Defense Attorneys & Lawyers
We Defend Drivers Charged With Delaware Traffic Tickets, Speeding Tickets, Aggressive Driving Tickets, Citations & Violations
Knepper & Stratton (302)658-1717 or (302)736-5500
If you are reading this web page the chances are that you have received one or more Delaware Speeding tickets, Aggressive Driving tickets, or other traffic tickets, citations or violations recently on one of Delaware’s streets or highways in Harrington, Felton, Greenwood, Dover, Smyrna, Newark, Elsmere, Newport, Wilmington, Middletown, Hockessin, Bear, Kent County or New Castle County.
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If you have received a Delaware Traffic Ticket or Speeding Ticket, do not hesitate to seek legal counsel from a traffic ticket defense lawyer at Knepper & Stratton (302)658-1717 or (302)736-5500, experienced in defending traffic tickets in Delaware Courts in order to best protect your interests. Ask about “Probation Before Judgment” and/or “Pleas in Absentia”. If you received a Delaware DUI ticket click here for more information about DUI defense.
Knepper & Stratton, Delaware traffic ticket defense attorneys and lawyers, represent people who have received Delaware traffic tickets or citations for Aggressive Driving, Reckless Driving, Speeding, Driving During Revocation, Driving During Suspension, Unsafe Speed, Following Too Closely, Failure to Signal, Failure to Stop at the Command of a Police Officer, Passing a Stopped School Bus, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Failure to Report an Accident, Careless Driving, DUI and other moving violations in all Delaware State courts including Court of Common Pleas, the Voluntary Assessment Center VAC, and Justice of the Peace Courts Nos. 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15 and 20. The State of Delaware, although small, strictly enforces its traffic laws. Interstate I-95, U.S. Route 40, Delaware State Route 1, U.S. Route 301 and U.S. Route 13 traverse the State of Delaware, so we have on many occasions successfully represented numerous out-of-state defendants, including college and university students, commuters, salesmen, business persons and truck drivers who have received traffic tickets on Delaware’s roads. Do not hesitate to call a Delaware traffic ticket defense lawyer at Knepper & Stratton (302)658-1717 or (302)736-5500, for a free consultation. We are experienced in defending traffic tickets in Delaware Courts in order to best protect your interests.
Pleas in Absentia in Delaware Courts To Minor Traffic Violations
If you are from out-of-State we may be able to resolve your Delaware traffic ticket case without your coming back to Delaware through a plea in absentia. Pleas in absentia are subject to pre-approval by a Judge of the Court before whom the ticket is pending and cannot be guaranteed. The Courts do not allow pleas in absentia for serious traffic violations. If you have any questions about pleas in absentia and their relationship to your Delaware traffic ticket or citations, do not hesitate to call a Delaware traffic ticket defense lawyer at Knepper & Stratton (302)658-1717 or (302)736-5500, for a free consultation.
Delaware “Probation Before Judgment”
Depending upon you driving record in your home state some Delaware Traffic Tickets might be resolved with “Probation Before Judgment” which if successfully completed would result in the dismissal of the Delaware Traffic Tickets and no reporting back to your State’s motor vehicle department. If you have any questions about “Probation Before Judgment” and its applicability to your Delaware traffic ticket or citations, do not hesitate to call a Delaware traffic ticket defense lawyer at Knepper & Stratton (302)658-1717 or (302)736-5500, for a free consultation.
Reasonable Legal Fees
Most Delaware traffic ticket defense, Delaware criminal defense and Delaware DUI defense cases are charged on a flat fee basis. However, other fee arrangements may apply depending upon the complexity of the case or the needs or goals of the client. If you have received a Delaware Traffic Ticket, do not hesitate to seek legal counsel from a traffic ticket defense lawyer at Knepper & Stratton (302)658-1717 or (302)736-5500, experienced in defending traffic tickets in Delaware Courts in order to best protect your interests.
Delaware Traffic Ticket Offenses and Drivers License Suspensions
You can lose your Delaware Drivers license for pleading guilty to, being found guilty of or by paying a ticket for any of the following charges:
- Driving During Period of Revocation;
- Driving During a Period of Suspension;
- No Insurance;
- Passing a Stopped School Bus;
- Failure to Stop at the Command of a Police Officer;
- Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Accident;
- Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident;
- Failure to Identify Yourself and Exchange Information at the Scene of a Property Damage Accident or Personal Injury Accident;
- Speed Exhibition;
- DUI; and
- Speeding of more than 25 mph over the posted speed limit.
If you have received a Delaware Traffic Ticket, do not hesitate to seek legal counsel from a traffic ticket defense lawyer at Knepper & Stratton (302)658-1717 or (302)736-5500, experienced in defending traffic tickets in Delaware Courts in order to best protect your interests.
Delaware Traffic Offenses and the Points that go with Them
Below is a list of some of the traffic tickets cases in which we represent people and the periods of license revocation and Delaware point assessments, click on the link for more information about the specific charges.
- Aggressive Driving – 6 points and class
- Reckless Driving – 6 points
- Driving During a Period of Revocation – Re-suspension
- Driving with a Suspended Driver’s License – Re-suspension
- Speeding – 2 to 5 points and possible suspension
- Unsafe Speed – 2 points
- No Proof of Insurance – 6 month loss of license
- Failure to Stop at the Command of a Police Officer – Felony – 2 year loss of license
- Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Accident – 6 month loss of license
- Failure to Report an Accident – 2 points
- Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident – 1 year loss of license
- Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident – Involving Death – Felony – 2 year loss of license
- Speed Exhibition(s) – 1 year loss of license
- Unsafe Lane Change – 2 points
- Failure to Signal – 2 points
- Following Too Closely – 2 points
- Failure to Stop or Remain Stopped at a Stop Sign – 3 points
- Running a Red Light – 3 points
- Careless or Inattentive Driving – 2 points
- Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs- Various Lengths of License Suspension
- DUI / DWI- Various Lengths of License Suspension
If you have received a Delaware Traffic Ticket, do not hesitate to call a Delaware traffic ticket defense lawyer of Knepper & Stratton at (302)658-1717 or (302)736-5500 in order to best protect your interests.