Just got a ticket

tyler20c

Ya I could do traffic school but my real question is if those innacuracies on the ticket would get it dismissed. I've always heard that if the cop messes certain things up that it will be dismissed.

shadoquad

I would not assume that they will throw it out based on inaccuracies. May want to consult a lawyer for an opinion on that, but I doubt they'll throw it out over such nits.

Instead, I would go to court. If traffic school's an option, then do it.

And if your officer doesn't show up, there will be no one to refute your testimony, causing the judge to accept whatever you plea as your verdict.

In MD and some other states, we have "Deferred judgment" or "Probation before judgment", which means that if you plead guilty, the judge may place you on probation, so that the offense stays off your record unless you are pulled over again within the next X years.

1325

These things are probably wrong statute number used, the officer does not have documentation that proves he/she is certified in speed measurement, or does not have proper calibration and testing documents.

Red__Zed

Not true. They will gloss right over those things, unless it is absolutely ridiculous (blue civic instead of red viper)

sctdixon

I went through the same thing in Texas a few years back. Ticket had wrong date and time on it. I got a lawyer and went to court. The first two times the cop didn't show but the judge rescheduled and wouldn't consider throwing it out. The last time the cop showed up but the DA and the judge said what was written on the ticket is pretty much irrelavent as the cop (or somebody) enters the "real" information into a computer later and that information is what they use. Long story, I paid for the lawyer which did nothing to help me and I took a defensive driving course which ironically, cost the exact same as the ticket's original fine. Hmmm....

MVPTonyD

when i usually go to court i would always have to pay a fine, but it does not show up in my record.

nicknick

WTF then is the point of having a fast car when the friggin law does not allow you to exceed the speed limit even when it is safe to do so? Governments make too much money from roadside revenue! Don't get me wrong i am pissed at the government not the z drivers.

Mt Tam I am

Plead not guilty. Keep putting off the court date for a year, then show up with proof that you were at work for instance, at 11 AM. The Judge will be hard pressed to find guilt, when the cop, a year later, can't even be sure you were the one driving. It has worked for my buddy a couple of times without the benefit of a typo on the ticket.
If you lose you can always take traffic school.

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Nismo221

If anything is wrong on a ticket the judge can dismiss it. I keep my dads address on mine just cause a cop is suppost to ask is the address correct. If he does not, which none do, then the ticket is thrown out because I do not live there. So I would bring it up to the judge that the car model and time is wrong.

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DO-IT

Did i told you i went last weekend 165 mph over the german autobahn, and it was not illegal

Sometimes i love it to live in germany.

Be careful because you can get tickets for speeding here also....its not everywhere allowed to drove that fast.

Best wishes form Zermany

PapoZalsa

In Germany most of the places you get tickets going into the towns with the cameras right at the entrance.

Some sections of the Autobahn has Speed Limits and cameras also.

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kenchan

Wrong car wrong time I wasn't there.

Cell

I had a similar ticket. The time was off and the day was off by a few days and like 12 hours. If you decide to fight it and go to court, the judge will ignore it. Considering you showed up to court, that means you were speeding and that ticket was rightfully given to you.

4r3s

I would assume if you can prove your location at 11 am with a witness or a receipt showing the time then you should be able to get out of the ticket on a technicality.

edit: just read the post before mine, maybe my suggestion would only work with traffic cameras.

shadoquad

But did the officer hand the ticket to him? If so, I doubt the witness is going to be able to override the fact that the officer was physically present and handed him the ticket.

I'd rather show up to court and present the facts. If the officer's there, I was guilty, can the court show leniency? If the officer's not there, then I present that no one is there to support the ticket's merits, so the judge will throw it out.