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Ticket for running a stop sign, anyone contested?

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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:37 PM
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Default Ticket for running a stop sign, anyone contested?

so I got one of those and now I am trying to figure out if its worth it to fight it. Anyone ever been caught on dashcam? How do I fight it if there is no dashcam involved? Its my word against officers? I actually stopped but not for very long, maybe a sec, but how do I prove that?
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:42 PM
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Any time its your word against the officer, you're going to fail.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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Pay the ticket and ask them to pay you back.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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If you stopped for less than legal time (5 count if I remeber right) then you lose.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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just plead guilty to a lesser charge.

maybe youll get a NMV
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
If you stopped for less than legal time (5 count if I remeber right) then you lose.
there is no legal time. That is a myth. Only thing required is that you make full stop. No time is stated in CVC.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
If you stopped for less than legal time (5 count if I remeber right) then you lose.
5 count at a stop sign? :rofl:
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Tark
Pay the ticket and ask them to pay you back.
I'll give them an IOU just like they gave me.
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Originally Posted by RB
5 count at a stop sign? :rofl:
It is 3 sec here.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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I remember in school they taught some rule regarding what a legal stop was, it may have been a 3 count.
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