Speeding Ticket

JapanLio · 08-04-2011, 12:31 PM

Hi guys,

I've got a speeding ticket the 29th of june but I still did not receive any notification with the price to pay in my mailbox. What am I supposed to do ? DO I have to call the office of the sheriff ?

I would like to do a trial by written declaration, but the apperance date is the 12 of August and I need to send the bail amount (which I dont know the amount) 1 week before this date.

Thanks for your advices.

RandyD · 08-04-2011, 12:36 PM

call them up and ask... good luck.

11Thumper · 08-04-2011, 01:11 PM

What county?

Elvis@Vossen · 08-04-2011, 02:15 PM

Call them, I hope you get it all figured out.

JapanLio · 08-04-2011, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 11Thumper

What county?

Santa Clara County, Northern CA.

KillerBee370 · 08-04-2011, 06:10 PM

You just call the clerks office for whatever court you are supposed to show up to on the promise to appear (ticket). They will have all that info.

KillerBee370 · 08-04-2011, 06:18 PM

Also it's at that time when you speak with the clerks office that you inform them that you want to proceed with a TBWD. They will give you the appropriate forms in order to move forward with that process.

When you do a TBWD you have to make sure that you serve the cop with a LENGTHY discovery request. CHECK with the clerks office regarding this because they usually have a standard one that must be filled out otherwise it won't get to the cop. If they don't require one, I have a PDF example you should use depending on how the cop determined your speed (radar, lidar, pace).

If you lose your TBWD, remember that you always have "trial de novo" which is another (court) trial. So it's like 2 chances for the price of one. I did a TBWD and lost and did a trial de novo and the cop didn't show... case dismissed!

Good luck with everything.

butdamnbrian · 08-04-2011, 06:45 PM

so just to be clear, it was a sheriff or SJPD ticket? not CHP?

you might find some other helpful info here:

Traffic Court - Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara

11Thumper · 08-04-2011, 06:57 PM

Santa Clara huh? Was it local PD or Sheriff? You can check status online.

Good luck with the TBWD. I got a ticket on I-5 back in January and tried to fight it. Have I deserved a ticket in the past...yep. This time? Nope, I wasn't even speeding but I think the CHP got me confused with another vehicle just like mine. CA needs their $ since they're broke.

I'm still ahead of the game though.

08-04-2011, 12:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
JapanLio Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: San Jose Posts: 64 Drives: 12' PW 6MT Trg/Spt Rep Power: 14	Speeding Ticket Hi guys, I've got a speeding ticket the 29th of june but I still did not receive any notification with the price to pay in my mailbox. What am I supposed to do ? DO I have to call the office of the sheriff ? I would like to do a trial by written declaration, but the apperance date is the 12 of August and I need to send the bail amount (which I dont know the amount) 1 week before this date. Thanks for your advices.

08-04-2011, 02:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Elvis@Vossen Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 136 Drives: Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 14	Call them, I hope you get it all figured out. __________________ Vossen Wheels Phone: 1-888-463-7778 Email: elvis@vossenwheels.com Web: www.vossenwheels.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/vossenwheels

08-04-2011, 06:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
butdamnbrian Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 254 Drives: the ladies wild Rep Power: 14	so just to be clear, it was a sheriff or SJPD ticket? not CHP? you might find some other helpful info here: Traffic Court - Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara __________________ Ex-Build:Alpine W910•Focal Polyglass 165 V30 6.5" Components•Stereo Integrity BM mk. 3•Zapco DSP6-SL•Arc Audio XDi Amps•Nissan Livina Rear Camera•Axxess•Spare Retained•

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RandyD A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Potomac Falls, VA Posts: 2,977 Drives: 2010 370z 7AT Roadst Rep Power: 20	call them up and ask... good luck.

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11Thumper Track Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 754 Drives: '11 370Z, '01 S2k Rep Power: 17	What county?

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KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 51 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 321	You just call the clerks office for whatever court you are supposed to show up to on the promise to appear (ticket). They will have all that info.

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KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 51 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 321	Also it's at that time when you speak with the clerks office that you inform them that you want to proceed with a TBWD. They will give you the appropriate forms in order to move forward with that process. When you do a TBWD you have to make sure that you serve the cop with a LENGTHY discovery request. CHECK with the clerks office regarding this because they usually have a standard one that must be filled out otherwise it won't get to the cop. If they don't require one, I have a PDF example you should use depending on how the cop determined your speed (radar, lidar, pace). If you lose your TBWD, remember that you always have "trial de novo" which is another (court) trial. So it's like 2 chances for the price of one. I did a TBWD and lost and did a trial de novo and the cop didn't show... case dismissed! Good luck with everything.

08-04-2011, 06:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
11Thumper Track Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 754 Drives: '11 370Z, '01 S2k Rep Power: 17	Santa Clara huh? Was it local PD or Sheriff? You can check status online. Good luck with the TBWD. I got a ticket on I-5 back in January and tried to fight it. Have I deserved a ticket in the past...yep. This time? Nope, I wasn't even speeding but I think the CHP got me confused with another vehicle just like mine. CA needs their $ since they're broke. I'm still ahead of the game though.