To keep it short, I recieved a citation dated 2 days later than the supposed violation occured. The officer who signed cite did not observe nor witness any violation and showed up after crash that resulted from another driver being careless and driving too fast up the hill in a school zone. I already stopped at the stop sign as I'm supposed to, no oncoming traffic either direction. Proceeded through, and the other driver made a slight left to cause damage to her front passenger side after colliding with my back quarter panel. Plan to contest it on those grounds. Any thoughts? court appearance not necessary as on the ticket, but I will appear anyway to protest it.
2006-09-24 16:03:41 · 5 answers · asked by krystal272002 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
If the official complaint form used in court (which is created using the information from the citation) alleges an incorrect violation date, you may be able to get it dismissed based on that. However, the city/county prosecutor may elect to re-file the case alleging the correct date.
Based on the scenario you partially described, I am assuming that you pulled out from the stop sign in front of the other car as it was travelling on the cross-street. If that is, in fact, the situation, it does not matter if it was speeding. All that would do is potentially make the accident a "double fault" and you still get hammered for failing to yield when leaving a stop sign.
You stand a halfway decent shot of getting it dismissed if, like I said, the complaint form alleges the wrong violation date. Give it a shot or hire a traffic attorney to make sure that the motion to dismiss is done properly in court.
2006-09-24 17:59:05 · answer #1 · answered by jkc6229 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mistakes on the written citations not necessary reflect on the officers credibility. However you go to court and present your case...you have that right. By signing a citation you only promise to appear in court, not a plea of guilt.
2006-09-24 16:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by pete 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you get the ticket is not material to the case. The officer will have to testify about the evidence he considered in issuing the citation. Hope you took some pictures or something to help your case.
2006-09-24 16:07:49 · answer #3 · answered by danny_boy_jones 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he gave you a parking cost ticket, that is lots better for you than a site visitors cost ticket, so which you would be able to no longer combat him in this. he's not required to tell "a thank you to better manage the area". you're actually not meant to head into an intersection (inspite of a green gentle) while site visitors is shifting slowly sufficient which you will could quit interior the intersection, with the aid of fact the gentle might turn pink, after which you would be blockading the different highway. you're meant to attend (no longer interior the intersection) till the vehicles forward of you're shifting, and then bypass (if the gentle remains green).
2016-10-17 22:15:43 · answer #4 · answered by genthner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really need to go to court if you contest it. Otherwise, the other party will win.
2006-09-24 16:07:33 · answer #5 · answered by kay w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋