Hendry County Traffic Attorney

Traffic ticket Attorneys serving LaBelle, Florida

In 2008 there were more than 5,500 traffic citations for moving violations issued in Hendry County, Florida. As in most counties, Hendry saw its fair share of speeding tickets issued. There were 1759 citations written for speeding. That ranked as the highest amount in Hendry by a long shot. Running a red light and running a stop sign were second and third among non-criminal moving violations combining for more than 900 traffic tickets. There were more than 100 tickets written for the following non-criminal moving violations: careless driving (125), child restraint tickets (124) and failure to yield the right of way (121).

The most tickets issued in this county when it comes to criminal moving violations were for driver’s license issues. There were 736 tickets written for either improper license, no driver’s license or expired license. There were another 542 tickets issued for driving with a suspended license or a revoked license. That translates to a whopping 67% of all criminal moving violations were related to driver’s license issues and nearly 23% of all moving violation tickets were written for issues related to a driver’s license, which is a stunning number. When it comes to criminal moving violations there were nearly 200 citations issued for expired tags and improper tags but that was less than the 219 tickets written for DUI. Driving Under the Influence was the seventh-most ticketed moving violation in Hendry County.

Payments for your traffic ticket in Hendry County can be made at three different locations that are all located in LaBelle, Florida. The clerk’s office does not accept checks. You can choose a driver education course or you can challenge the ticket in traffic court. Either way you must inform the Hendry County clerk of courts of your intentions.