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Best thing to do for a speeding ticket

Old Jan 8, 2004 | 01:18 PM
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Originally posted by RSXxXMeg82
Damn what state do you live in? I was going 21 over 76 in a 55 and I had a $259 fine plus $24.95 for traffic school. No restriction on my license etc. I'm glad I don't live where you live. h:

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I got 100 in a 55 and read one post above to see what I got....
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 05:18 PM
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In NJ, all you have to do is talk to the prosecutor before you see the judge. Just give the prosecuter a story and just say you don't want any points on your license. They usually just give you a fine and court fees and lower the points if the original violation was high. That is what I have done in my experience. One time I just kept calling and rescheduling the date of appearence like 5 times. Then I finally went in and the prosecuter just said forget about it and I left with nothing! Kick ass day! I postphoned it for over a year.
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 11:37 PM
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Has anybody here in CA tried talking the the prosecuter to reduce the ticket and allow traffic school?
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 02:45 AM
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Why not plea no contest?
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 09:45 AM
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In California the cop no longer has to show up. They can send a representative.

The best way to fight tickets now, is by mail.

I have friends who have been speeding and all that, but they fight the tickets by mail; it forces *the* cop to go through his/her records and write a story of what happened and convince the judge that way.

They're much less likely to do it.

Now, of course, the way I feel is that if you *were* in fact speeding; pay the damn fine and move on.
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 10:02 AM
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Originally posted by antarius
In California the cop no longer has to show up. They can send a representative.

The best way to fight tickets now, is by mail.

I have friends who have been speeding and all that, but they fight the tickets by mail; it forces *the* cop to go through his/her records and write a story of what happened and convince the judge that way.

They're much less likely to do it.

Now, of course, the way I feel is that if you *were* in fact speeding; pay the damn fine and move on.

:werd: www.ticketassassin.com

my friend got out of a 100+mph speeding ticket dismissed with that method twice!

one of the reason why it works is because when cops have to show up for court they get paid OT, when you fight by mail (Trial by Written Declaration), it's considered filing more paper work for the same case, so they don't get OT (at least in CA, it works that way).
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 05:35 PM
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hmmm, wonder if that works in NJ.
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 06:49 PM
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I don't think it works in Maryland
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