Have you contested a ticket?

"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes) 01/12/2016 at 18:22 • Filed to: None

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How does it work? How did you prepare? Any advice?

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HammerheadFistpunch > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 18:27

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Haven’t gotten a ticket I didn’t deserve...no help here.

Noah - Now with more boost. > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 18:27

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No prep unless you have dash cam footage, just have an answer when they ask you why you think you deserve a break! IDK how it works in your state but I just showed up, waited in line, and entered the courtroom when it was my turn. There were only two people there, a judge and a stenographer. They’ll usually knock at least $100 off for simply taking the time to go to the courthouse.

DrJohannVegas > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 18:32

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First you gotta dig up all the dirt you can on the judge. Then you do the same for the prosecutor. If there’s no dirt, you start a foreign bank account in their name, and have Sal wire over some money to make it look like they are on the take. Get copies of the bank transaction, send em to the local paper in a sealed envelope with instructions to open in case of a call. Then you get the prosecutor on the phone, MAKE SURE YOU CALL FROM A PAYPHONE AND USE A SCRAMBLER, and you advise him or her to let the traffic flow in the coming week. If they play dumb, then you gotta go to Stage Two.

For Stage Two, you go down to Paulie’s and get some dynamite....

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 18:33

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I have, but I am lucky and have a lawyer friend who took care of it. First thing he did was request a different time for the court date.....and then.. I don’t know what, but the cop didn’t show so..no accuser, no ticket. What did you alledgedly do?...Alledgedly?

$kaycog > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 18:33

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Urambo Tauro > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 18:35

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I was written up for a no-seat-belt ticket by a state trooper, but was wearing it the whole time. Not wanting to pay the ticket, I took it to the courthouse to arrange a court date.

In the meantime, I got a signed witness statement from my passenger who was riding along when I got pulled over, so I could be prepared to show it to the judge. The court date came up, and the officer met me in the hallway and we talked before going inside. A few minutes later, he asked the judge to dismiss the ticket. Success!

Berang > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 18:35

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Sometimes if you just show up and plead ignorance, they’ll reduce your fine. If they pity you.

Otherwise bring some proof you didn’t do what the ticket says you do. My brother got a ticket for running a stop sign, and he came in with photos of where he got the ticket, and showed there was no stop sign to run, they threw away the ticket.

thebigbossyboss > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 18:46

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I went to traffic court by mail in Washington state. I asked for a deferred ticket where you pay a deferral fee and then there is no record of the ticket.

You can only do this once every 7 years.

In the part where they asked if I had gotten any traffic tickets in Washington in the past 7 years I said “no”.

In the part that asks “reason for requesting deferral” I did not write anything. I was granted my deferral.

Frank Grimes > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 01/12/2016 at 18:58

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spun out on ice changing lanes when the lane became very packed with snow.

when on side of road highway patrol pulls up (who did not witness my speed) when a kind man was helping me pull the car back onto the road.

he doesn’t ask anything about what happened except how fast i was going and I said I didn’t know and guessed 70-75 since I was keeping up with all the traffic. speed limit is 70mph. he lectures me, gives me a citation for going too fast for conditions and later after calling the court I learn there was also an accident charge fee when on the citation the accident box was not checked.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 18:59

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I would recommend concealing your N.W.C. “Fuck the Police” tattoo for starters.

Needmoargarage > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 19:00

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Story time:

I once got a ticket for longboarding on an unoccupied street. Called the court every week for about 4 months asking for information on how to pay it/where to pay the fine. They eventually told me the cop must have not have actually submitted it.

Fast forward a year or so. A letter (that has been forwarded from college address to college address) arrives informing me that there is a warrant out for my arrest. I go to the court, surrender myself, and find out about the mass of fines I’m supposed to pay.

I pretty much just asked somebody in the building to help me; we found a judge and he waived it all and asked how pissed I was. In summary, none of that will probably help you other than being polite in whatever you do.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 19:07

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I'm going to lurk..as I need said info...but I've heard it's a scam with the 99 dollar thjngs from my lawyer teacher...

Takuro Spirit > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 19:11

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You show up to the court date provided.

I had my car fixed.

Don’t lie.

Thanks

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 19:30

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Dress appropriately. Tight leather pants and an open-chest poet’s blouse make a bold statement. Showcase your virility.

Most courthouses have little X-ray boxes to put your keys and wallet in while you go through the metal detector. If you go through quickly enough, sometimes you can get the wallet and keys of the person in front of you. They are then yours to keep, along with your own stuff.

Remember that you retain the right to remain silent throughout traffic court. Use mime or interpretive dance to plead your case.

If you choose not to remain silent, prepare a statement for the court. Sing it operatically. The judge will appreciate your boldness and talent. It’ll also break up the monotony of his or her day.

Do not use curse words in court unless absolutely necessary. However, if the officer who issued you the ticket was being a cockfaced shitfucker, that is information the court needs to know to assess your case.

Remember to bring sacks of fun-size Snickers and Milky Way bars for the Attorneys in court. For the bailiffs, Three Musketeers. For the judge, a bag of Reese’s peanut butter cups is appropriate. Most people forget this custom.

Don’t make any blatant sexual advances toward the prosecuting attorneys. In court, as in outside life, coy flirting is a far better approach.

If you are convicted, it is wholly inappropriate to panic, scream, and then collapse in a sobbing heap on the floor of the courtroom. It’s a traffic fine, not a life sentence. Get yourself together, for fuck’s sake.

Frank Grimes > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 01/12/2016 at 19:39

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This should be laminated and wallet size for convenience. I think smoking a cigarette would go well with the leather pants. am I doing it right?

Frank Grimes > $kaycog 01/12/2016 at 19:41

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does he mean that by going for reducing the points that is the way to lower the fine? Or just forget about trying to reduce the fine amount?

Chasaboo > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 19:49

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Years ago I fought one. I had cool diagrams and everything but the damn judge was so stupid he couldn’t understand them. The cop actually helped me out and explained to the judge what I was trying to convey. I had my ticket reduced in half but I really should have had my case dismissed. Sucked. US justice doesn’t have much justice in it.

BJ > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 20:11

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I did once when I was 16, because I disagreed with both the application of the law and the attitude of the officer. The officer didn’t show up and I got off free, not least because I was polite to the judge.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 20:28

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$kaycog > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 20:52

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I don’t know. Maybe you could ask him in that link.

Ike > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 20:55

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Ok, so my advice.

The ticket contains an inaccuracy, the accident box is not checked. a lot of judges will throw out tickets because of stuff like that. Also when you get to court ask the officer if he witnessed you speeding? If he said he did then that purgery, if he says he didn’t, then ask how who his witness was? When he says it was you, tell the judge you don’t remember what speed you were doing exactly but it felt safe and prudent for the conditions. Maybe your memory got better and you believe you weren’t doing over 60 really. You’re not a reliable witness after a tramic event such as a spin out anyway.

I am not a lawyer. I just have gotten out of a few tickets in my life

Frank Grimes > Ike 01/12/2016 at 21:02

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you are pretty much spot on what i planned on saying.

Ike > Frank Grimes 01/12/2016 at 21:04

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My big thing would be the clerical error.

crowmolly > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 01/13/2016 at 11:04

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This is good Oppo

Nothing > Frank Grimes 01/13/2016 at 14:36

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Depends on the size of the town. I fought a ticket in a small town where the speed zone was recorded incorrectly, the date and time of the offense was incorrect, the vehicle was incorrect on the ticket. When it was pointed out to the judge “Well, we can rewrite the ticket now correctly for you if you want?”. After the hearing (surprise, I lost) the Sheriff’s deputy that wrote the ticket and the judge went fishing. And no, I’m not making it up.

The ticket itself was a farce, as I was 100% not speeding. The cop wrote the ticket because it was 2 AM, and was pissed he couldn’t get me on a DUI after giving me a sobriety test. After we left the spot where he pulled me over, followed me to my house (about 4 miles away) without any headlights on.

Large town/city? ADA may offer a deal before your hearing if you show up. I had a speeding ticket swapped to a non moving/non-points violation, but the amount of the ticket was the same.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > HammerheadFistpunch 01/14/2016 at 02:26

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An old friend of mine says he’s a better driver than me because he has fewer citations on his record than I do. There is a difference, however. I learn from my mistake and pay the fine, whereas he contacts a lawyer and has him make the tickets go away. In addition, not once have I ever had the cops come to my door to talk to me about citizen’s reports about my driving.

I should hop onto YouTube and see if anyone has posted dashcam videos of the roadgoing assholes of Las Vegas and Henderson NV. If such a thing exists, I’ll just have to look for one of his many BMWs...