I got a ticket in a national forest that I would like to contest. Shouldnt it take place in the nearest us district court to where I live not where the offense took place?
2007-11-25 06:00:18 · 5 answers · asked by Dustman28 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, you committed a crime in a certain jurisdiction, the court that has control over that jurisdiction will handle that case.
2007-11-25 06:04:07 · answer #1 · answered by Kenneth C 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. All citations are handled by the nearest court of competent jurisdiction. At the Federal level that would be the US District Court in the district where the violation took place.
In theory anyway you could apply for a Change of Venue but don't hold your breath on that. Change of Venue is never granted for the convenience of the accused (or the government for that matter). It is only granted when it is clearly needed to protect the accused's right to a trial before an impartial jury and local publicity about the crime has so tainted the potential jury pool that the seating of an impartial jury would be impossible or demonstrably unlikely.
2007-11-25 06:13:15 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
National forests are federal jurrisdiction. You may try to get a change of venue, but usually if the crime is committed in a place, then the courts in the closest district are responsible for trying the case.
That is unless the fed's want to prosecute you, then you have to go to federal court, wherever they choose to hold it.
2007-11-25 06:03:15 · answer #3 · answered by Kathryn P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably better to pay it, you'll spend more on disputing it (Federal Jurisdiction issues are pricey) than the ticket is for.
2007-11-25 06:07:31 · answer #4 · answered by Freethinker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah, maybe you can get pooh and the gang to be the jury and smokey the bear to be the judge. manbearpig can sew the costumes...
2007-11-25 06:05:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋