Speeding ticket - is this enough for dismissal?

[Wuffsunie]

I say fight it. Speeding tickets are mostly extra revinue generators nowadays, as you've seen.

Not sure how your defence should go (never faught one of these myself), but the notary sounds like a good idea. Back that up with lack of radar, you should be fine. Just have precidents handy in case.

As for those saying a mistake is not enough to dismiss it, I've had a friend get his dismissed because the officer wrote he caught him at a non-existant intersection. Sure, both were real streets (and he was on one), they just never crossed.

Hope it goes well for ya!

-- Jack

The more corrupt a society, the more numerous its laws.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: Regs
How fast in what type of zone?

he put down 75 in a 55, highway.


looks like it's a "DMV Point &Insurance Reduction Program" course for me. oy

 

[Regs]

4 points.. ouch. Maybe you can plea with the prosecutor your financial hardships or insurance hardships. Maybe he'll knock it down to at least a 2 point ticket like careless driving.

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: ausm

Originally posted by: Hammer

Originally posted by: Ornery
You signed it, didn't you?

that's not an admission of guilt.

you have to sign it.

I agree

Ausm

IF he signed the damned ticket, that means he was there, and the cop handed him the ticket REGARDLESS of what date was on it.

If you morons could fvcking read, you'd see that was spelled out in the very next post! :disgust:

If you could, or would bother to read more, you'd see that he claims he didn't sign the ticket. However, I'm sure the cop called in his plate when he pulled him over, which will be on record.

 

[AmericasTeam]

"I'm not a lawyer, but I play one on AT."

Go to court. Address the Judge as 'Your Honor'. Plead No Contest. Pay the fine. Move on.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: NogginBoink

Originally posted by: guyver01
also.. the trooper who gave me the ticket never clocked me... he said i was keeping up with his car, and since he was going fast, i must have been to.

i should fight it

I'd use an entrapment defense.

If it's legal for him to go that fast (without lights/sirens), then it's legal for you to go that fast.

It is legal for him - but not you. Certain circumstances can call for officers to shut off the warning systems/noisemakers - especially on approach to a crime in progress. But that doesn't mean they don't have to haul some butt to get there.

You are wrong my friend. A cop has no right to speed if his sirens/lights are not on. This has been **confirmed** by the Blacksburg (VA) Police Department.

 

[Beattie]

Another slightly off topic situation.

One time a few years ago, I was speeding down the thruway in upstate NY at night. A cop pulls me over and give me a ticket for failure to maintain vehicle because one of my headlights was out. yet, one of the headlights on the patrol car was also out.

I just paid the $50 fine or whatever it was because I didnt want to drive to NY to fight it (I live in NJ) but do you think that would have been grounds for dismissal of the ticket if I had proof?