so i got a speeding ticket going 55 in a 45. or so the cop says. i dont believe him but oh well. i was wandering for those of you that have had speeding tickets dismissed, how do you do them? One of my friends said just to change the court date in hopes of the officer not showing up and if he does just to plee not guilty. wouldn't he have to prove that i was speeding?
how do you get out of a speeding ticket?
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once the ticket is written and signed, you can't get out of it unless you know someone on the inside. so if thats the case, you might just want to go ahead and pay it. fighting tickets in court is a gamble, if you win then great, but if you lose then it will cost you more than the original ticket. anywheres from $50.00- $150.00 more.............good luck
if he was using a radar then your speeding has been proven, if he used a radar the only shot you have is to ask when the last time it was calabrated and ask him if he is certified with the radar, he has to have a certification card in his police unit. cops hate when you ask those questions because their radar is usualy never calabrated after it is installed into the cruiser.MP3Architect said:
I just got one this week for 51 in a 35. There was a 45mph zone that i was comming out of into a 35 and he came over the hill and got me. Any how. Right after i got the ticket i calld my lawyar. Went to his office after lunch and gave him the ticket. All is taken care of and i wont have any points or insurance price jack. IMO thats the best way to go. Depending on your state, you can take a class and then then show the court a clean driving reccord and 9 times out of 10 they will drop yours, but as said above, its a luck of the draw thing. Thats why i pay the lawyar. he know most all the cops and DA. he can get me out of s***.
dont listen to torque... signing a ticket these days does not admit guilty it means you agree to show up in court or be represented. You'll get tons of stuff in the mail hire one of the lawyer that deal with traffic court stuff... You may have to pay the fine and fees but they can generally get it off your record.
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i just dont pull over
i didn't mean his signature ...i meant the signature of the officer, cause i've had officers forget to sign their sig and the judge will throw it out EVERYTIME... i did not say that his sig made him admitt guilt. i clearly stated that if the ticket is signed by the officer he is screwed and the officer is going to show up for court. thats what i meant and sure as s*** if you don't know someone and the ticket has already been sent in and processed there is NO way out of it. lawyers might have some luck but if you did not act right away , i'm sure your time has run out to try and get out of it.SenorCorwin said:
Wow - I don't know if only NJ is like this - but here is how things work in NJ.
You go to court and plead not guilty. Talk to the prosecutor and they will accept your plea and change it to a non-moving violation - which usually costs more than the speeding ticket. However, it prevents the points from going on your license, and your insurance. This saves you money on state surcharges - and also on raised insurance premiums. Courts do this because if they give you the speeding ticket, the locality receives money from the ticket, but the state collects the surcharges, and the insurance company collects the rest. But if the court allows you to plead to a non-moving violation, it's handled as a locality, thus the money you pay for the newly appointed violation goes directly to the locality. It's a win-win situation for them, and for you(or as near as you will get in most courts without consulting preferred legal counsel). NJ recently (actually about 5 years ago) changed the laws and added the stipulation that if you accrue a certain total of these over a limited period of time, they whack you with a heavy fine, and points. I don't recall the exact details on this - haven't been pulled over in a while. I think it's you can't get 3 in 2 years or it's a $500 fine and 6 points on your insurance. Of course, if that happens, it just means you need to pay the ticket instead of using the plea bargain.
You go to court and plead not guilty. Talk to the prosecutor and they will accept your plea and change it to a non-moving violation - which usually costs more than the speeding ticket. However, it prevents the points from going on your license, and your insurance. This saves you money on state surcharges - and also on raised insurance premiums. Courts do this because if they give you the speeding ticket, the locality receives money from the ticket, but the state collects the surcharges, and the insurance company collects the rest. But if the court allows you to plead to a non-moving violation, it's handled as a locality, thus the money you pay for the newly appointed violation goes directly to the locality. It's a win-win situation for them, and for you(or as near as you will get in most courts without consulting preferred legal counsel). NJ recently (actually about 5 years ago) changed the laws and added the stipulation that if you accrue a certain total of these over a limited period of time, they whack you with a heavy fine, and points. I don't recall the exact details on this - haven't been pulled over in a while. I think it's you can't get 3 in 2 years or it's a $500 fine and 6 points on your insurance. Of course, if that happens, it just means you need to pay the ticket instead of using the plea bargain.
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torque222 said:
Radar units are calibrated yearly, if not more often.
It is not required that you have to carry your certificatin card with you. The Officer should have it if the ticket goes to court.
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The best way of getting out of a ticket is not to get one in the first place.
From what you have said so far MP3Architect, it sounds like he wrote you the ticket because you had a bad attitude about the whole thing, or gave him some BS excuse. Most of the cops I know won't stop you unless you are doing at least ten over, and won't write a ticket unless it is about 15 over.
Mostly they do this because of the speedo error in most cars. But no biggy.
However, with that, ten over isn't that big of a deal. Get a lawyer if you want to pay big money for a little ticket. Or go to court and plea with the DA to get the charge reduced.
Be sure to check out your local laws before you think about going to court though so you have an idea of what is expected of an officer in the traffic stop.
From what you have said so far MP3Architect, it sounds like he wrote you the ticket because you had a bad attitude about the whole thing, or gave him some BS excuse. Most of the cops I know won't stop you unless you are doing at least ten over, and won't write a ticket unless it is about 15 over.
Mostly they do this because of the speedo error in most cars. But no biggy.
However, with that, ten over isn't that big of a deal. Get a lawyer if you want to pay big money for a little ticket. Or go to court and plea with the DA to get the charge reduced.
Be sure to check out your local laws before you think about going to court though so you have an idea of what is expected of an officer in the traffic stop.
I don't know how true this is but I heard that if you get a speeding ticket send in a payment that is like $5.00 OVER the amount you owe. When you get the refund check DO NOT cash it...they can't close the account until you do and if the account doesn't close then you don't get points on your license. I heard that from a friend's mom who works in the insurance biz.
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^^That's some cool s***! I heard that signing the ticket with purple pen is some way to get out as well, and the person who told said it worked for him everytime. I will be going to court soon for the ticket I signed in purple pen...hahahaha.
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