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Dr. Spa™ Ret.:
Boni, I think it's going to make a difference depending on what state you're in. Some of the suggestions so far, I've never heard of............ and ummmmmmmmmm, well, lets just say I've beaten a good number ........... my share of ......... some......... ummmmmmmmm, I once beat a parking ticket (uh hu, yeah, that's it. a parking ticket) and things can vary a LOT from state to state.

However, let me ask a few things......
How was the spped determined? Radar?
You say they pulled over a group of 5 cars. Where in the "pack" was your husband?
Why was the officer unsure that the speed clocked was really accurate?

wmccall:
If it is like our court system, being in the right has very little to do with it. The system is set to make  you give up and pay the fine its easier.  Lt. Dan, do you remember Judge Ann Taylor?  That was one worthless human being.

Bonibelle:
Since my hubby decided he wouldn't even tell me about his, I have to question everything that he said..but..So he claims, this officer was out of his car behind a tree with the radar gun. :o the second officer was just beyond this pulling everyone over.
And the story goes, the officer already had 1 car on the side..shouldn't that have sent up a red flag?? Anyway, hubby claims he could never have been clocked at 42 MPH in a 25MPH zone on this very very bumpy, windy country road. There was no pack, just a line of cars.  He claimed 3 cars behind him were flagged down too.  Then he says, they couldn't write the tickets fast enough, they just kept pulling cars over.
Steve must have argued with about 42 MPH (and in all honesty that road is horrible and it would be difficult to drive that fast and maintain control) and the officer said that maybe the reading wasn't accurate and Steve should dispute it.  :-? He has a clean record and the officer told him that would help. I think the process that Brewman describes is what he is hoping to do. The officer told Steve he would be in court and support his driving record?? What I don't get is why even write the dang ticket if he is going to tell you that it might not be accurate so you should fight it?  We have to pay the $150.00 ticket and then go fight it..does that make sence?

This does not bode well for my hubby since we are teaching my 16 year old to drive and he already is having trouble keeping his lead foot in control! It's funny, at dinner the other night we were talking about the day that my son spent shadowing the Chief of Police as part of a citizenship event for Boy Scouts. He reached into his wallet and pulled out the Chief's card and said "Chief Bohn said if I ever get in any trouble to give him a call and he would help me out"...Can you imagine him calling to get his Dad out of trouble?  :o :-[

I am not getting a lawyer, I am actually thinking of calling the lawyer, playing around with fishing information from him and then saying I had no idea my husband had a speeding ticket but thanks for the information... >:(

thearm:
Bonibelle,
Here in NYS you can request a trial and ask for a supporting deposition from the officer. The officer must complete the paperwork and have it sent to you before the trial date. If you don't receive it the ticket is then dismissed. If the officer doesn't show up at court it also gets dismissed. Last resort is to ask for a plea reduction to a 1110a citation which is failure to obey a traffic device and carries only 2 points and won't affect your insurance rates. Up here sometimes you can call the District ATTY and plea bargain over the phone to a lesser charge. Usually the fine stays the same but less points. Absolutely fight it and you have a good chance of winning. Now for your husband thats a different story. Reminds me of a pastor who told everyone that next week he was going to preach on lying and asked them to read Mark chapter 17. The next week he asks who read the Mark 17 and everyone raised there hand. He then told them that Mark only had 16 chapters and now he would deliver the sermon on lying! ;D ;D
PS: To err is human but to forgive is divine.

D.P. Roberts:
I got a speeding ticket for $74 last year. It was my first ticket in over a decade. I went to the hearing and told my story to the judge, about how I didn't have any points on my license, I'm a good driver, etc. He waived the fine but charged me $74 in court costs - which, he was quick to point out, is exactly how much I would have paid if I would have just mailed in a check. So, fighting it works, as long as you're not in central Ohio & get Judge Irony...

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