Just got a ticket

SPOHN · 02-01-2011, 10:52 AM

I got caught doing 86 in a 55 and went to court with no lawyer and the DA drop it down to 9 over and it's not on my record. But the price was the same.

shadoquad · 02-01-2011, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by SPOHN

I got caught doing 86 in a 55 and went to court with no lawyer and the DA drop it down to 9 over and it's not on my record. But the price was the same.

I had a cop no-show once and had it thrown out.

Another time, not for speeding, I brought my father as a witness, and when I introduced him, the judge railed off about how he was caught in a similar situation a few weeks beforehand and threw the case right out.

The only ticket that's ever "stuck" was on a military base, where they forced us to enter a plea before entering the courtroom. I got Probation Before Judgment. That was the last ticket I've had, and that was the same day Dimebag Darrell died, so I've been a pretty clean driver for a long time now.

Red__Zed · 02-01-2011, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

I had a cop no-show once and had it thrown out.

Another time, not for speeding, I brought my father as a witness, and when I introduced him, the judge railed off about how he was caught in a similar situation a few weeks beforehand and threw the case right out.

The only ticket that's ever "stuck" was on a military base, where they forced us to enter a plea before entering the courtroom. I got Probation Before Judgment. That was the last ticket I've had, and that was the same day Dimebag Darrell died, so I've been a pretty clean driver for a long time now.

lucky. I got a ticket, cop no-showed, and they rescheduled...pissed me off.

shadoquad · 02-01-2011, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

lucky. I got a ticket, cop no-showed, and they rescheduled...pissed me off.

In my state, if you show up for the initial court date and the cop no-shows, it's on him. But if you fail to appear at the initial date or ask for an extension of some sort, then they will re-schedule if the cop no-shows.

Red__Zed · 02-01-2011, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

In my state, if you show up for the initial court date and the cop no-shows, it's on him. But if you fail to appear at the initial date or ask for an extension of some sort, then they will re-schedule if the cop no-shows.

Well it appears MD got one thing right. Everything else is wrong, but that's right.

shadoquad · 02-01-2011, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Well it appears MD got one thing right. Everything else is wrong, but that's right.

And every traffic court case I've sat through, I've never seen the judge order the defendent to pay anything more than the cost of the ticket. They usually decrease the ticket cost by court costs and order you to pay it.

Again, I haven't been to court in the last 6-7 yrs, so that may have changed.

Nismoracer · 02-01-2011, 02:53 PM

If you take the class it won't count points towards your insurance. I don't think you can fight it, I went one time to fight a ticket and saw one after another say all kinds of stuff to get out of it and none of them worked. I got a radar detector and keep my eyes open. I go 10mph over usually and so do many cops. But I have noticed that when I'm in my Z the cops tend to radar it more than when I'm in my truck.

Red__Zed · 02-01-2011, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Nismoracer

If you take the class it won't count points towards your insurance. I don't think you can fight it, I went one time to fight a ticket and saw one after another say all kinds of stuff to get out of it and none of them worked. I got a radar detector and keep my eyes open. I go 10mph over usually and so do many cops. But I have noticed that when I'm in my Z the cops tend to radar it more than when I'm in my truck.

That cuz it's a nismo

02-01-2011, 10:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 47 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 223	I got caught doing 86 in a 55 and went to court with no lawyer and the DA drop it down to 9 over and it's not on my record. But the price was the same. __________________

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Nismoracer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 420 Drives: 10 Nismo Rep Power: 16	If you take the class it won't count points towards your insurance. I don't think you can fight it, I went one time to fight a ticket and saw one after another say all kinds of stuff to get out of it and none of them worked. I got a radar detector and keep my eyes open. I go 10mph over usually and so do many cops. But I have noticed that when I'm in my Z the cops tend to radar it more than when I'm in my truck.