Justice of the Peace Court, Precinct 1, Place 1, Judge Eric William Carter
PCT1 PL1
JP 1-1 Harris CountyJustice of the Peace Eric William Carter
7300 North Shepherd - Room 138
Houston, Texas 77091
Phone # (713) 274-0695
Monday through Friday
8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Why Hire a Houston Traffic Ticket Attorney?
There are several vey good reasons why it is advantageous to hire a lawyer to assist you in the defense of your speeding ticket or traffic ticket in JP 1-1, Justice of the Peace Eric William Carter's Court in Harris County, Texas:
1. In addition to fines and court costs, there are often many hidden penalties when you pay a traffic ticket such as a conviction on your DPS
driving record, license suspension hearings, license suspensions, loss of driving privileges and higher insurance rates. Here are just a few examples of how
traffic ticket convictions in Harris County JP 1-1 can hurt you.
Just one traffic ticket conviction can raise your insurance rates with many companies for 3 years. Convictions for four or more moving violations
in a twelve month period can result in a license suspension and much higher insurance rates for years to come. Two convictions of no liability insurance can
result in a suspension of your Texas drivers license. Two convictions for violating a Code A restriction (not wearing glasses or contact lenses when required
to do so) can result in a suspension of your drivers license. A CDL truck driver who is convicted of two or more serious violations in a three year period
can be disqualified from driving commercial trucks.
If fines and court costs were the only penalty for paying a speeding or traffic ticket in the Precinct 1 Place 1 Justice of the Peace Court,
you would not need to hire a traffic ticket lawyer. But there are many hidden penalties in addition to the fines and court costs. A traffic ticket lawyer
can help protect you from these hidden penalties.
2. A Justice of the Peace Court will let you plead to any traffic ticket via the Internet, the
mail or at an arraignment. It is not their job to tell you the ramifications or the consequences of your plea to a particular traffic ticket. Remember, when
you pay a speeding or traffic ticket in JP 1-1, YOU ARE CONVICTED! It is not just the payment of some money to make a ticket go away or to avoid
having to go to court. When you pay the ticket, you are convicted of the offense that you paid and this can and probably will trigger some of the consequences
mentioned in section 1 above.
3. A traffic ticket attorney will be familiar with the courts you will appear in. You are probably not in the Justice of the Peace court with a
traffic ticket regularly, but a speeding ticket lawyer is. A traffic ticket attorney will be much more familiar with the Judge hearing your traffic ticket case
and that Judge's ways of doing things in his or her court.
4. A traffic ticket lawyer will be much more familiar with the law that applies to your traffic ticket. Was the complaint prepared correctly? Has the proper law or statute been alleged by the prosecutor? Can the State prove the offenses alleged in the ticket?