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Unfortunately, many people choose to contact GC Services and pay the fine for a traffic ticket. The concerns that we have with this approach are:

• You essentially pled guilty.
• You probably spent more money than necessary.
• You now have violations on your DMV license record, which could result in a point being added to your license and your insurance rate going up if the offense is a moving violation.

If you have not seen a judge, there is another approach:

• Request a court date through GC Services to see a judge in a court of law so that you can fight the charges and get the fine reduced.
• Keep the violations, including moving violations, off your DMV driver’s license record.

Getting Your License Back Prior to April 6, 2016, you could buy a DMV Abstract for clearing up a license quickly, if you did not have two Failures to Appear (FTAs). Today, the Los Angeles Superior Court no longer sells DMV Abstracts. Because of this, clearing up your license can be more difficult and costly. This creates the situation of paying fines to GC Services to clear up the Hold on your license or schedule a new court date for months down the road, at which time you will go before a judge to fight the charges, get fines lowered, and have the Hold removed. We Can Do This on Your Behalf!

If your traffic ticket is not resolved in a timely manner, the court will refer it to GC Services for collection. Once this happens, the court will not schedule court appearances, process correspondence relating to the ticket, or accept payments.

If you received notification from GC Services and want to schedule a new court date, you must go through GC Services as opposed to the Traffic Clerk’s Office at the courthouse. For alternative solutions, contact us so that we can help, as long as you have not yet appeared before a judge.

Once your case is referred to GC Services for collection, you will face additional fees. After being charged with a Failure to Appear (FTA), the government wants to make as much money off you as possible. For that reason, it may be in your best interest to go to court to have fines reduced and to fight charges as opposed to just paying the GC Services fees.

Many times, people receive traffic tickets for things that are correctable, including no proof of insurance (Vehicle Code 16028) when in fact they did have insurance coverage, no front plates or license plates (Vehicle Code 5200), expired registration (Vehicle Code 4000), or tinted windows (VC 26708) and 26708.5, if the issue turned into a Failure to Appear (FTA). For these violations, a simple $25 would have resolved the problem. With GC Services involved, the fee is outrageous. If GC Services is trying to charge you more than $1,000 and one of the charges has to do with no proof of insurance (Vehicle Code 16028), but you did have valid insurance coverage just no proof in the vehicle, please call us immediately so that we can help you fight the fines and get the charges reduced or dropped.

Failing to handle a traffic ticket in a timely matter will result in you being charged an offense of Failure to Appear (FTA) Vehicle Code (VC) 40508. While a misdemeanor, this allows the government to charge you a significant amount of money for not taking care of the ticket quickly. In this case, it is much better to go to court, where you can try to do something about it.

Unfortunately, many people fail to show up for court because they expected some kind of notification or courtesy notice from the court. However, this is not something the court does. Instead, when you sign a traffic ticket issued by a police officer, you are providing a written promise to appear in court on the date listed on the ticket.

If you do not show up in court, you will be charged with a Failure to Appear (FTA). In addition, the DMV will probably suspend your driver’s license for six months, followed by GC Services taking control and charging a huge fine.

If your ticket is with GC Services, you want to check the status by visiting the Los Angeles Superior Court website. While on the website, enter your driver’s license and date of birth in the “Search by Driver’s License” field. The status of all traffic tickets in Los Angeles County will appear. What the Status of Your Ticket Means Vehicle Code (VC) 40509.6 Holes or Bench Warrant/Arrest Warrant If the status of your traffic ticket appears as a VC 40509.5 Hold, Bench Warrant, or Arrest Warrant, call us immediately.

We will fight the traffic ticket on your behalf, as well as the huge fines demanded by GC Services. In some instances, we can also clear up the suspension on your driver’s license in just one to two days and without you ever attending court. We can also help with both bench and arrest warrants. Matter Set for Compliance If the status on your traffic ticket appears as “Matter Set for Compliance,” unfortunately, we will not be able to assist.

For a Matter Set for Compliance, the only way to get out of it is to go to court and pay the fine being charged by GC Services. In this case, you cannot see a judge again since you have already seen the judge once but failed to pay the fine or complete community service by the due date. Because of this, you face a Failure to Pay (FTP), which comes with an enormous fine. A Matter Set for Compliance is a very serious matter. Always make sure that you get a guarantee from GC Services (see below) to confirm that someone cleared up the DMV Hold on your driver’s license.

If you received a demand letter from GC Services regarding a huge fine for a traffic ticket that you received while in Los Angeles County but you are out of state or out of town, we can handle the case for you. That way, you never have to deal with GC Services or attend court in California. Los Angeles Traffic Ticket Attorney For All of Your GC Services Problems, We Can Help

• Are you outraged by the amount of the fine?
• Are you tired of dealing with GC Services?
• Do you need your driver’s license back?

If you are being charged a hefty fine from GC Services for a traffic ticket that you received in Los Angeles County but you are getting nowhere fast in trying to talk to GC Services on the phone, call us.

• We will eliminate your stress when dealing with GC Services.
• We will help you fight the fines demanded by GC Services and, in some instances, clear up your license, as long as you have not been to court or seen a judge.
• We will attend court on your behalf so you never miss work or stand in long lines.
• We will fight to keep violations and DMV points off your driver’s license record.

Our law firm has a solid record of lowering GC Services fines and clearing up licenses for people who have not been to court and pled guilty or no contest before a judge. For Help with GC Services, Call Us Immediately Los Angeles Traffic Ticket Attorney Call us at 310-285-1516 so that we can help fight the charges and fines for you. Situations in Which We Cannot Help If you have already been to court and pled guilty or no content in front of a judge and did not pay the applicable fine or complete community service by the due date, we cannot help you with GC Services. For a better explanation, see our section on Failure to Appear (FTP). If you have never seen a judge, we can help!

Additional Resources

• GC Services FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
• Fight Your Ticket
• Failure to Appear (FTA)
• Failure to Pay (FTP)
• Points On Your License – California DMV Point System
• Free Legal Consultation