One pretty important stipulation: UNLESS you are convicted of another moving violation during the deferral period. Then you are back on the hook for the original and the money you paid for the deferral is forfeit. That was nearly almost me.
Fortunately my 2nd offence was in another county, and although the county’s court clerk is supposed to check for this when you apply for deferred, they don’t give it a high priority when the clerk is overworked, like everyone else.
TLDR: If you get a deferral, drive like a noob 16 year old until the deferral period expires .
Re: the overworked clerks. Twice have I paid a speeding ticket the next day, like ASAP in the morning. Neither one showed up in the system. And hence never showed up to my insurance company.
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