Can you protest a speeding ticket or take it to court if the year on the ticket isn't right?

Question

I had a sppeding ticket going 21 mph over and I live in the state of Georgia. I have a 1994 when the ticket says 2007.

Answer 1

Was the ticket was issued in 1994 and says 2007?

If that's the case, you probably COULD have appealed it BUT the time limit for appealing probably passed a long, long time ago

Answer 2

I would think that you could hire an attorney right out of law school (to save money) that could have that ticket thrown out on THAT technicality...but it would probably be a hollow victory since the attorney would cost you more than the ticket. If there are points involved (on your driving record), it might be worth it if your insurance goes up as a result of a conviction. Do the math and see if the numbers add up! I would probably just pay the fine cause I wouldn't want the hassle of taking off of work to go for the trial, hiring the lawyer etc.
GOOD LUCK! It would be funny to hear about the cop sitting in court looking like an idiot because he couldnt tell a 1994 from a 2007. LMAO, and this is georgia's finest?

Answer 3

You can fight any ticket in court. I think what you are asking here is will your charge be dropped because of the wrong date. The answer is no. Police officers are people, not machines or computers. We have a lot running through our minds when we're writing out a citation...like what are you doing and is that person who won't move over one lane going to run into the back of my patrol car. It's like a typo. It does not mean you will get off the ticket. The officer will testify in court that he/she made an error when writing down the date.

Answer 4

you said that you have a 1994 what is this the year of your car if so your just out of luck. the year of the car will not matter. if the year of the ticket is written in 1994 and the act. year is 2007 you might have a chance to win

Answer 5

You can try, I know as a fact it won't work in Fulton county and Atlanta City courts.

There as in most courts minor misspelling, minor wrong entries does not make the ticket invalid.

Also remember that the statue of limitation on most tickets would be one year, so the officer can just write a new ticket and give it to you

Answer 6

You can protest anything in court, that's your right.

However, if the substance of the ticket is correct (you were, in fact, speeding) the court will generally overlook what is otherwise a clerical error. Trying to dodge a ticket on a technicality is more trouble than it's worth...unless you're going to lose your license anyway...then maybe you should go for it, knowing you have nothing to lose.

Answer 7

The officer doesn't even have to give you a ticket then and there when he catches you speeding. He actually has (may vary by jurisdiction) up to a year to find you and give you one then.

So, you can protest it. They will throw it out. Then the officer will give you a new ticket, with the correct information. All you end up doing is dragging it out another couple of weeks.

Answer 8

Here in Ontario, the only sure fire thing that can get a ticket thrown out is if there are omission (blank spots) on the ticket. Anything else can be amended at the time of trial by the prosecutor.

Answer 9

I would suspect that this technicality is not enough to throw out the ticket, and the lawyer you would need to hire would likely cost you more that the what..$240 ticket?

Answer 10

Let me ask you a simple question: WERE YOU SPEEDING?

This is why America is going to hell in a handbasket...people refusing to take responsibility.

When you got a drivers license, you subscribed to the fact that there are traffic laws, and you should obey them. If you choose not to, then pay the consequence. But don't be a dirtbag and dodge your responsibility to society. Our taxes pay that officer's salary, whose job it is to pull law breakers over and ticket them.