Originally Posted by mohamed_ibrah
Read the "wording" and the paragraph usually where the officer is supposed to sign. It might say something to the degree of "I hereby certify that the foregoing is true and correct" and have the officers signature, and since there is incorrect information, the reasoning behind the ticket is not valid. Obviously you do definitly want to bring a birth certificate or something to that effect.
So what exactly did you do, did you forget to turn on your signals, if that's the case, did the officer check your rear lights to see if there is a burnt out bulb? Did the officer have a clear line of sight to where you where performing the act, or was there traffic obstruction? These are all hints by the way
Hi Mohamed_Ibrah, thanks for the great hint! :blue: what you told me was a lot more helpful then flyromeo3's (sorry man, but i think i might have got my as* rodney kinged if i called the cop a idiot). The citation says right above the officer's signature 'I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California the foregoing is true and correct.
The officer said i made a left turn while the oncoming traffic was too close and i can possibly argue that he didnt have a clear line of sight since he was viewin the incident from the side through 4 lanes of cars. I was thinking of doing trial by written declaration instead of actually going to court. Obviously i would present a diagram to show that the line of sight was most likely compromised or obstructed. And that the angle the officer viewed the incident from compromised his depth perception and ability to judge how close i was to the other car (there was no honking nor squealing of tires to indicate otherwise). I was also thinking of pointing out that if he didn't copy down my info right in the 10-20min he had my license, he obviously wasn't in a very observant state of mind in that 5-10 second period during which the incident happened either. What do you think?
Also, how would i go about writing that 'since there is incorrect information, the reasoning behind the ticket is not valid'? What reasoning can i give for that conclusion? Thanks for all the help man, if i get through this one, i'll seriously send a six pack of beer out to you if you want!! :cheers: So how do you know all this? is this personal experience...? haha
(Any more help i can get from other people will also be greatly appreciated!! i dont wanna blow a week's paycheck on a stupid ticket and traffic school)