Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 1, Judge Israel Garcia

PCT5 PL1

JP 5-1 Harris County

Justice of the Peace Israel Garcia
6000 Chimney Rock
Houston, Texas 77081
Phone # (713) 274-8700
Office Hours:
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 5-1, Justice of the Peace Israel Garcia'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 5-1 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 5 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 5-1, 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?

Houston Traffic Ticket Attorney Kameron Searle is a Former City of Houston Municipal Court Prosecutor. He and his associates can assist you with the defense of Traffic Tickets and Class C Misdemeanors in the Municipal Courts and the Justice of the Peace Courts in Houston and Harris County, Texas.