[Rick Lee]

Don't know about FL, but in VA the court cannot negotiate points -- DMV assigns them. Your best bet as a last resort is to get the cop to knock it down to some no point violation (failure to obey a sign or something). If you plan to fight, I would go all out. Never pass up a chance to cross-examine a cop. If you get the case delayed for a while, the cop probably won't even remember what happened and will look silly reading from notes. Definitely ask about the calibration of the laser gun, when it was last done before your ticket and how long the officer has been qualified to use it. Did he have a print out of the reading? I don't know much about lasers, but radar guns have about a 17 deg. cross section and need a right angle for a good reading. I haven't read the article yet, but the Drudge Report today has a link to a Wash. Times story about radar camera tickets. There may be some info in there for you. I've got my fingers crossed for you -- everyone should fight every ticket.