How much does a Ripley traffic ticket attorney cost?
$500, plus $105 in court costs. That covers a citation written by Ripley Police and heard in Ripley City Court.
Home › Memphis Traffic Tickets › Ripley
The Answer
What It Costs
$500Attorney fee, Ripley City Court
$105Court costs
That is the whole number for a citation written by Ripley Police. Most firms will not publish this. Ours is above.
The Part That Matters
You Do Not Have to Drive Back Up There
Ripley is about an hour and a half from Memphis on Highway 51, and court is at 9:00 a.m. That is a 7:30 departure from Memphis on a weekday, and your employer will not care why you need the morning off.
In most cases you do not appear at all. We handle it.
A citation like 70 in a 55 frequently resolves as a dismissal on payment of court costs. No attorney can promise you an outcome, and anybody who does is telling you something they cannot deliver. That is simply what these look like more often than not.
Which Court
It Depends on Who Stopped You
Look at the citation. The agency is printed on it, and it determines where your case goes.
Ripley Police Department
Goes to Ripley City Court, 114 South Washington Street, right next to the police department on the same block. Court is at 9:00 a.m. This is the one the $500 fee covers.
Lauderdale County Sheriff or Tennessee Highway Patrol
Goes to county court at 675 Highway 51 South. Different court, different clerk, different docket. Call and tell us what the citation says and we will tell you which one you are in.
Before You Pay It
Paying the Ticket Is Pleading Guilty
The envelope makes it look like a bill. It is not. Paying a traffic citation is entering a guilty plea, and it is final.
It goes on your driving record. It reaches your insurance carrier, usually at renewal, and it stays there for years. In Tennessee it carries points, and enough points suspends a license.
There is no undoing it. Once the plea is entered, the conviction is on your record and no attorney can take it back off. The time to call is before you pay, not after.
Your Attorney
William Young, Lauderdale County
WY
William Young · Traffic & Criminal Defense
Attorney William Young handles traffic citations and criminal matters in Ripley and throughout Lauderdale County, along with Tipton County, Fayette County, and the Shelby County municipalities. Driving to these courts is part of the job, which is the point of hiring somebody to do it.
Memphis traffic tickets → · Fees by court → · About William Young →
Common Questions
Ripley Tickets: What You Need to Know
Do I have to go to court in Ripley?
In most cases, no. These are typically handled without the driver appearing, which matters when Ripley is an hour and a half from home and the court date falls on a workday.
What happens to a speeding ticket in Ripley?
A citation like 70 in a 55 frequently resolves as a dismissal on payment of court costs. No attorney can promise an outcome, but that is what these look like more often than not.
What time is court in Ripley?
Ripley City Court is at 9:00 a.m. From Memphis that means leaving around 7:30 on a weekday, which is the reason most people hire someone to appear for them.
Which court hears my Ripley ticket?
It depends on who stopped you. A citation from Ripley Police goes to Ripley City Court at 114 South Washington Street. A citation from the Lauderdale County Sheriff or the Tennessee Highway Patrol goes to county court at 675 Highway 51 South.
Why does it matter who wrote the ticket?
Different court, different clerk, different docket, and a different process for resolving it. Look at the citation before you assume. The agency is printed on it.
Can I just pay the ticket?
You can, and paying it is pleading guilty. It goes on your driving record, it reaches your insurance, and in Tennessee it carries points. There is no undoing it afterward.
What if I live in Memphis?
Most of the people we handle these for do. Ripley is about an hour and a half up Highway 51, and the entire point of hiring someone is not making that drive twice.
Do you handle other Lauderdale County matters?
Attorney William Young handles traffic and criminal matters throughout West Tennessee, including Lauderdale, Tipton, and Fayette counties.