speeding ticket question
If I appear for my court date, and the citing LEO does not, can I get it dismissed if I plead not guilty?
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A coworker of my father's got a speeding ticket the other day on his way to work for a "harrassment training meeting"...he was on his BICYCLE. He was going down a hill, saw that no one was stopped at the 4-way stop so he just blew right through and an officer came out with his lights going and sirens blaring. The officer asked him for his liscense, which you don't need for riding a bike in the state of Ohio, and when Scott told him that he didn't have it, it was at work, the officer got half ticked off. The officer asked him if he knew how fast he was going (like he had a speedometer on his bike). As it ended up, the officer got his SS# and told him his ticket would come through the mail for going 32mph in a 25 zone, and running a stop sign. So, my question is, would it be worth fighting in court? Yeah, he should have stopped for the sign, but the coast was clear, and he had absolutley no clue as to how fast he was going. It sounded to me like the officer was bored.
To make matters worse though, Scott is a truck driver, and company policy is to tell the boss about ANY traffic violations within 24-48 hours after it happened. Needless to say, the boss was laughing his butt off.0 -
Ive had a Drivers license since i was 14, I am 36 now.
Never had ONE ticket.
I say plead what every you want.[8D]0 -
Typically, yes, but I would not count on him being a no-show. 0 -
I'm almost 35 and have had LOTS of tickets![:D]
I always plead guilty, but I have a feeling the citing officer won't be there on my court date, that's why I ask.0 -
I think he only has to show at the NEXT hearing if u plead not guilty.That is how it is here. 0 -
its a speeding ticket, pay it and be done!
court cost will most likely be more if you loose.
[;)]
stop speeding fool its cheaper [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][8D]0 -
In Texas, you ask for a court date, they set it and you show. If the LEO doesn't show there isn't a plea at all - the ticket is dismissed. If he shows, usually the attorney bargains for a deferred abjudication or some type of reduction.
Not that i ever had one or anything....0 -
My guess would be that you will not be the only "ticket" on the docket that the LEO will be there to testify about. I really don't know the answer but keep us posted as to the outcome if he doesn't show and you do plead not guilty. GOOD LUCK and slow down[;)] 0 -
I have always plead "not guilty" on every citation I have received on the arraignment date.
Eighty percent of the time, the officer doesn't show and the ticket is dismissed.
It has worked well for me.
Doug0 -
Plead innocent and ask to see the radar guns certification and calibration papers [:D] 0 -
Being involved in process controls, automation, and calibration, I agree with Zebra. Those papers must have the calibration standards tracable to NIST, or it is an uncalibrated peice of equipment. 0 -
Another option down here is usually defensive driving. If you hadn't had any other traffic citations in the last twelve months, the court will usually let you take defensive driving. When you show completion of the course, they dismiss the ticket. Plus, you get a 10 - 15% discount on your auto insurance.[:D]
Before you do it, you have to call the court and set up the arrangement.0 -
Don't break the law and you will not have to worry about it [:(!][:(!][:(!] 
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Submit to the court a subpoena for the officer to provide all aspects of discovery. He will have to obtain all of his training certs with the device he used to determine your speed. Also he will have to verify the instrument used was in calibration and have calibration certs on the exact device he used on you. There are other items he must present but I don't remember all of them. Google it and you should see what all is required. All of his info has to be submitted to the court or else your case can and most likely will be thrown out / dismissed. Be sure and subpoena his records prior to entering court or this will not work. Good Luck. 0 -
Old Fool - Your comment, as usual is so UNREAL. Do you speed? I would bet you do. I don't know anyone who does not speed in some form or another. If it is 1 mph over that is breaking the law. My 82 year old mom was stopped for speeding two years ago. They had changed the speed limit on a road near her house and she was not aware of it. They advised her that it had change and did not ticket her. My mother-in-law who I refer to as TURTLE was going 37 in a 35 Road Work Zone. I saw the sign that post speed so cars can see it and I pointed it out to her since she never speeds either. Get Real 0 -
Simply obey the law, that is not a difficult concept to embrace. My last (and only) speeding ticket was in 1966. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Old Fool
Simply obey the law, that is not a difficult concept to embrace. My last (and only) speeding ticket was in 1966.
Well ain't you the big cheeze burger!0 -
If you were wrong, then own up to it ! If you were not wrong, then don't concede that you were. The few tickets that I have had I was at fault. IMHO 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Wrangler
Another option down here is usually defensive driving. If you hadn't had any other traffic citations in the last twelve months, the court will usually let you take defensive driving. When you show completion of the course, they dismiss the ticket. Plus, you get a 10 - 15% discount on your auto insurance.[:D]
Before you do it, you have to call the court and set up the arrangement.
Yeah, thought about that, too. Thanks![8D]0 -
Just pay the damned thing. You know you are guilty. If not this time, some other time.
JM0 -
If you don't have the money take the jail time.
JM0 -
I've gone to court twice & both times the officer didn't show up. In one instance the ticket was written within a couple of blocks of the courthouse.
You don't even have to make a plea, the case is dropped.
This in Kalifornia, there are other rules in other states.0 -
Just pay the fine, you know that you are guilty. I have many tickets and I have paid them all. I'm just glad that the officer didn't see what I was doing before he caught me[;)]
There was one time I was in a top end race against a guy in a F-355, we were maxing out in the 170MPH range, after the other guy broke off I slowed down to 85MPH and was stopped for speeding. I gladly paid that fine, $200 is far better than jail.0 -
In our municipal court the officer has to show or the ticket is dismissed, HOWEVER it can be 'continued' and a new court date set if there is a valid reason. Also, for all the 'ask for the paperwork' folks, our agency officers arrive in court with all necessary documentation in hand (subpoened or not). Some states don't offer 'diversions' for ticket's some do, it really is going to depend on your jurisdiction... I'd tell you 'good luck', but IF you WE'RE speeding, you should have to pay the price, if you were NOT speeding, fight it to the bitter end! Bad tickets give all of us a bad name, if you're not guilty FIGHT IT! 0 -
Be a man. Whether he's there or not do the right thing. Plead guilty if you are guilty and not only if you genuinely weren't going 1 mile per hour over the limit. And if you ARE guilty pay the ticket. 0 -
i had a W S P PULL ME OVER IN MY TRUCK A COUPLE YEARS BACK,GOING 68 IN A 55 HE CHECKED ME AND THE TRUCK OUT TOLD ME TO GET THE DAM LEAD WEIGHTS OUT OF MY SHOES THEN TOLD ME TO HAVE A NICE DAY AND LET ME GO..GOTTA LOVE THEM TROOPERS 0 -
Never walk into courtroom without an attorney. Otherwise you're playing a game without knowing the rules. The long term cost of a speeding ticket on your record can far exceed the outlay for representation.
All the tips people are offering here can vary greatly from one court to the next. A decent local attorney will know the little quirks of the specific court you'll be dealing with.0 -
they can send someone in his place if required..all the judge has to do is ask that if the court presenting officer confered with the citation officer prior to court and the ticket can stand as written..did you schedule an informal hearing with the officer? it is the only chance you have to discuss the citation with the officer before going into the court..most of the time if you are a stand up person and admit wrong doing at an informal more than likley you would eliminate part of the violation such as point's or get the ticket pled down to a lesser non moving violation...do the speed limit and you wouldnt be asking this question at all[:D] 0 -
The judge can also set another date to give the officer time to respond... 0 -
quote:Originally posted by divebomb
Ive had a Drivers license since i was 14, I am 36 now.
Never had ONE ticket.
I say plead what every you want.[8D]
You should try speeding some time. Speeding is fun.0
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