Even if you’re just passing through Wilkes, you need to deal with your ticket.
Lots of people from other places come to visit Wilkes County, or pass through on their way to somewhere else. Several highways, including U.S. Highway 421, pass through Wilkes County on the way to the mountains. Wilkesboro has quite a few local draws itself.
If you receive a traffic ticket while passing through Wilkes, you probably don’t want to come all the way back to Wilkesboro to appear in court.
You may be tempted to pay your ticket and move on with your life, hoping it won’t have any effect. It almost never works out that way.
Tickets put points on your license and drive up your insurance. It takes three years to wash a ticket off your record and bring your insurance back down. For a reasonable fee of $70 you can avoid this risk.
An experienced attorney goes to court for you and saves you the trip. In the vast majority of cases, he can get you either a dismissal or a reduction. This protects both your license and your insurance.
Records of Speeding Tickets Can Be Shared Across State Lines.
A common misconception is that if you live out of state and get a ticket in Wilkes County, for instance, you can just pay it and it won’t impact your out-of-state license. Unfortunately, the opposite is true. Paying your ticket and forgetting it almost always has bad consequences.
North Carolina has an agreement with most other states to honor, enforce, and share traffic convictions with one another. That means if you get a ticket while driving through North Carolina, the result will probably be transmitted to your home state and put points against your license and insurance there.
That’s why it’s especially important to get your North Carolina ticket dismissed or reduced, even if you don’t live here. The best way to do this is to hire a local attorney to go to court for you and get it dismissed or reduced.
You save the hassle of coming back to North Carolina, and you can feel secure knowing the matter is in good hands. All of this for a very reasonable attorney fee of $70.
When Do I Have To Pay My Wilkes County Court Fees?
Generally, costs and fees must be paid to the Clerk of Court within 45 days of your court date. Our goal is to make paying costs seamless by giving you a link to the court’s payment portal when your case is done. You simply go online, follow a few easy instructions, and pay with a card. No trips to the courthouse, no requirement to pay certified funds in person.
After we go to court, we’ll follow-up with your outcome and send you the link. We handle it all for one low fee of $70 – a fair price for quality service.
Should I Attend A Driving Class To Help With My Ticket?
While generally this isn’t necessary for a Wilkes County speeding ticket, in some circumstances a 4 or 8 hour safe driving class will help you get a better result. These classes can be taken online, and you’ll receive a certificate upon completion.
We’ll review your ticket and driving history when you contact us. If a safe driving class will help you get a better result, then we’ll send you the link where you can take it online. The safe driving class often helps with reducing faster tickets or getting a better result for a second ticket, or multiple tickets. It also helps reduce the impact of a reckless driving charge.
McElwee Law Firm Brings 25 Years Of Traffic Attorney Experience To Your Corner.
Will McElwee has practiced law in the northwest North Carolina region for nearly 25 years. This includes Wilkes, Watauga (Boone), Forsyth (Winston-Salem), Yadkin, and other surrounding counties. In that time he has established a strong track record of getting favorable results for his clients.
Helping drivers resolve traffic tickets, especially those passing through the Wilkesboros, is something he does on a weekly basis.
Here are the two biggest benefits to putting that expertise to work for you:
- We provide experienced, professional representation at a fair price
- We provide peace of mind and save you the hassle of going to court yourself
Call us today to get started!
(336) 995-0060
Will McElwee has been a traffic attorney for over 25 years, and has established a solid track record helping folks from Boone and Wilkesboro to Winston Salem address traffic tickets. His family has a long and fruitful history in the area: the McElwee Law Firm began in 1932. Will’s grandfather, William H. McElwee, Jr., was a former president of the North Carolina Bar and sat on North Carolina’s Board of Law Examiners for many years.
As a “Double Deac,” Will attended Wake Forest University for both undergraduate and law school. He is a certified Superior Court and Family Financial Mediator and is also certified in the field of collaborative law.
