ok the other morning i was driving to work and a cop pulled me over for my license plate being in my window instead of on the front and another for not wearing my seat belt. he didnt ask me to sign for it. can it be thrown out in court?
2007-08-23 14:51:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No. Not all jurisdictions require you to sign a traffic ticket. In some states, they require you to sign a ticket simply as a written promise that you will either pay it or show up in court to answer the charges. Other states prefer to have their cops just give you the ticket and issue you a warrant for your arrest if you ignore it, and dispense with such formalities. I live in NY, and although I've only gotten 2 traffic tickets here, I never had to sign any of them.
2007-08-23 16:13:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the signature usually doesn't stand for the fact that you were the one that actually received the ticket. When the cop shows up in court, he can testify that you are the one he stopped and gave this ticket to.
Sounds like an simple oversight on his part, but not one that invalidates the ticket. When you sign the ticket, that basically stands as your acknowledgement of the ticket and your bond that you will appear in court.
2007-08-23 22:00:43 · answer #2 · answered by bkc99xx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.. they have your information so they know that you got the ticket.. also keep this in mind. in other states (I am in Louisiana) you can get a ticket from a camera at a red light and they send that to your house so those never get signed!!!
2007-08-23 22:01:11 · answer #3 · answered by Princess Toya 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You don't have to sign for the ticket. You will probably get a citation and a fine. Get out your checkbook.
2007-08-23 22:03:46 · answer #4 · answered by Mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO you still received the ticket, they may reduce the fine but that's about it .
2007-08-23 21:58:43 · answer #5 · answered by Helpfulhannah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't have to sign it................he has to sign it !
2007-08-23 22:04:19 · answer #6 · answered by lymanspond 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋