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??question About A Speeding Ticket
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» davesob replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 1:55pm |
 Coolness: 53685 | 2 weeks ago I got a speeding ticket for $225 for which I was guilty, but the cop wrote the wrong date on the ticket. It occured on the 23rd and he wrote the 22nd.
Does anyone know legally speaking, if this is grounds for contesting a ticket. possible arguments: 1) a speeding ticket is like a contract, if any part is incorrect, it is technically void. 2) If the cop got the date wrong, what else did he get wrong? 3) I was issued a ticket for something that never happened. I wasn't even there on the 22nd. or something... I have already recieved several opinions on the subject..... I'm looking more for someone with experience in a similar situation or someone who knows about the legal system. thanks |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Deadfunk replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 2:12pm |
 Coolness: 153735 | i dont have experience but maybe if you got an alibi that really stands for the 22 i can get voided |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MURDOCK_ROCK replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 2:51pm |
 Coolness: 84605 | personaly i'd contest it...
not only do you have the wrong date on your ticket... but if the cop doesn't show up to court... you get off scott free aswell. the odds are with you. if you got the time... git er done... |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 3:38pm |
 Coolness: 686320 | If you've got a clean alibi for the 22nd, there's nothing really keeping you from contesting it |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» El_Presidente replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 3:41pm |
 Coolness: 300055 | yeah do it. on top of that at worse it gives you another year to get the cash, + like 10$ |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MURDOCK_ROCK replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 3:46pm |
| Coolness: 84605 | "it couldn't have been me ocifer... i was out touching little boys on the 22nd... just ask little billy here..." |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» BA_Baracus replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 4:16pm |
 Coolness: 121765 | cops dont need to show up for the court to make u pay the ticket, its all about the story, get a rock solid story, dont change it, you can win |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MURDOCK_ROCK replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 4:20pm |
| Coolness: 84605 | what story...
just tell the truth... the cop was so drunk he didn't even know what day it was!!! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DonLouis replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 4:21pm |
 Coolness: 84815 | Originally Posted By DAVESOB
2 weeks ago I got a speeding ticket for $225 for which I was guilty, but the cop wrote the wrong date on the ticket. It occured on the 23rd and he wrote the 22nd. Does anyone know legally speaking, if this is grounds for contesting a ticket. possible arguments: 1) a speeding ticket is like a contract, if any part is incorrect, it is technically void. 2) If the cop got the date wrong, what else did he get wrong? 3) I was issued a ticket for something that never happened. I wasn't even there on the 22nd. or something... I have already recieved several opinions on the subject..... I'm looking more for someone with experience in a similar situation or someone who knows about the legal system. thanks My brother got around having possession of 2ounces of pot with that kind of error. I say you have 100% chance to get it contested. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Phoenix replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 4:35pm |
 Coolness: 82420 | donlouis: I also know someone who got also off of a possession charge because of an error on the court appearence notice. That speeding ticket should be easy very to contest, it's almost a guaranteed win situation cause you weren't where the ticket claims you were on the date that's written on it besides which the double jeopardy rule prevents cops from charging you twice for the same offense. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Miller replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 4:48pm |
 Coolness: 57920 | i had a ticket for 545$ for speeding on the high way. the cop wrote 2 completely different times, the wrong highway, and he also pulled me over a second time to correct the fact that the time was wrong. i contested it, which took over 2 years to get a court date, but thats besides the point.
anyways, i was contesting on the fact that there was no way i was on that other highway just because that intersection never existed. but as soon as my case was braught up, the first thing the prosecuter said to the judge was that she noticed a mistake on the ticket but that shouldnt affect the ruling based on the fact that they caught me with a radar. so long story short, i lost and have to pay 660$ now... 120$ court fee (not 10$ thierry) so yes you can contest it, and you wont have to waste any money right now, but once you lose say 2 years from now, you have to pay at least 75-100$ more and only once that is payed, will you start the 2 years without your full points. just my 2 cents, do what you want, but in two years from now you will have your points back if you just pay it now. Update » Miller wrote on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 4:52pm and murdock_rock: if he doesent show for the first date, the court is allowed to change dates at least 2 times, maybe 3 which give the cop a chance to actually have a day off, and will show on one of he days.
i thoughjust like every single one of you, i though i was in the ight, and there would be no way that i was going to lose. the fact of the matter is that he caught you on radar, and thats what the judge will say. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 4:52pm |
 Coolness: 340395 | Originally Posted By MURDOCK_ROCK
personaly i'd contest it... not only do you have the wrong date on your ticket... but if the cop doesn't show up to court... you get off scott free aswell. the odds are with you. if you got the time... git er done... That's no longer true. I got a speeding ticket and nearly lost my license, cop wasn't there but they still went forward. You have nothing to lose if you contest though, they wont charge you more and you get to delay the ticket a full year since the court date is always more than 12 months off. I got my ticket reduced cause the cop told me i was driving 112kph then wrote 116kph on the ticket (which just happens to be 45kph over the speed limit which makes it 5 demerit points vs. 2). |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» No_Comply replied on Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 5:06pm |
 Coolness: 85665 | im pretty sure if you contest and lose, that also counts as contempt (sp) of court, which means further fines. Cops dont need to show up for it either. |
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