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[anson34]

I got two speed tickets while traveling in California but I am a Washington state resident. Will I have to check Washington or California traffic laws to find out how much the fine will be?
Thank you

[scirwode]

Since the offense occurred in California, it is subject to California law.

Assuming both of your tickets were for a violation of between 1-15 mph over the limit, the bail (fine) for each ticket will be $211 each.

If it was 16-25 over, the fine will be $331. I hope you weren't going more than 26 mph over because then the fine would be $445.

All amounts above include all fees, including the $65 court security fee and conviction assessment.

If you can afford the tickets and you don't care about your insurance going up, pay it. Otherwise, you are entitled to a trial by declaration. This means you don't have to show up for court. It's all done by mail.

There are no guarantees but there is nothing lost by doing it. The officer is required to fill out a form stating the facts and send it into the court. Sometimes, they forget or just don't do it. I'd say there is a fair chance of getting at least one of those tickets dismissed. Take a look at http://www.helpigotaticket.com/declar/request.html to find out how to do this. That's a free site by the way.

[cumhea]

Since the offense occurred in California, it is subject to California law.

Assuming both of your tickets were for a violation of between 1-15 mph over the limit, the bail (fine) for each ticket will be $211 each.

If it was 16-25 over, the fine will be $331. I hope you weren't going more than 26 mph over because then the fine would be $445.

All amounts above include all fees, including the $65 court security fee and conviction assessment.

If you can afford the tickets and you don't care about your insurance going up, pay it. Otherwise, you are entitled to a trial by declaration. This means you don't have to show up for court. It's all done by mail.

There are no guarantees but there is nothing lost by doing it. The officer is required to fill out a form stating the facts and send it into the court. Sometimes, they forget or just don't do it. I'd say there is a fair chance of getting at least one of those tickets dismissed. Take a look at http://www.helpigotaticket.com/declar/request.html to find out how to do this. That's a free site by the way.

The fines will come from California.

[orson19]

THe fine goes on CA

[taryn31]

<R> is absolutely right, give him best answer. I am posting only to say that you could get one of these tickets dismissed by going to traffic school. I think every county now permits online schools, so you could do that from Washington. That will cost up to $50 more, plus the cost of the school.

[montrel68]

You can also decide to fight your tickets with a process called trial by declaration. This is non-appearance trial and it is done all by mail. I would first try to fight the tickets and if they are not dismissed I would try to get traffic school for one of them. You can find a lot of free information on www.2FixYourTrafficTicket.com