I got a speeding ticket on November 26, 2007. I was going 83 on a 65mph zone. California Highway Patrol gave me a speeding ticket along with the court appearance date (within 30 days) and location. I called the superior court and they said my ticket is still not in the system and I'm almost due in court. They told me the officer might have sent it to the wrong county, so I called the other county and they said they don't have this citation in their system. The clerk told me that if the officer doesn't turn it in within 90 days, my ticket is dismissed. But he said I should keep checking on it or I will get a failure to appear. Is there another way to pay this fine because I do not want to keep checking for 90 days, I have to go on a trip next week.
2007-12-18 07:34:48 · 9 answers · asked by dllm 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
KC V: He called the Superior Court because that is the court of trial jurisdiction in California, including traffic matters.
Anyway, you probably do not need to check daily, just every few days, and the court probably has a web site where you can do that. Delays in getting tickets into the system are unfortunately common. Do go to court on the date stated on the ticket, however, and get some written verification that you were there.
2007-12-20 12:22:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes....you can also contest a radar or laser ticket. However, your chances of fighting it are slim. If it is you vs the cop, the judge will go on the assumption the cop has no reason to lie but you do. YOU want to get out of the ticket, not pay the fine and not get the points. If you base your defense on the cop telling a lie for some unknown reason, your chances of winning are about zero. You will have to fight it on the assumption the cop made an error in calculating the speed. Since you are asking about non-radar/laser methods, yes there are other methods that can be used. If the cop pulled up behind you in your blind spot and then matched your speed, reading his CERTIFIED speedometer, and sees that you were over the limit (usually it has to be a certain amount, such as 5 mph to allow for error in your uncertified speedometer) he can give you ticket based upon tracked and observed speed over the limit. You will have to provide reasonable doubt as to the accuracy of how he did it. IE: Springtime and they just switched to summer tires from their winter tires. Did they recertify his speedometer? They also can use a timer device in some areas. The cop can start one stop watch as you cross a particular mark, then when he crosses the same mark, he starts a second stop watch. Then when you cross another mark, he stops the first one, and when he crosses the same second mark, he stops the second. A computer then matches the two stop watches and the distance traveled and comes up with a speed for your car. They even allow in some areas the cop to mark out a quarter mile and he then sits with a stop watch and "clocks' you (that is where the term came from) as you travel the quarter mile. If the speed limit is 60 mph, he knows to go one mile should take you more than 1 minute, and to go a quarter mile, it should take you more than 15 seconds. If you do it in 10 seconds, he knows you were speeding and again can give you a ticket. Pay the ticket and watch your speed.
2016-05-24 22:25:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened to me one time.. for a slightly different reason.. was pulled over (in California) and my insurance had just expired, and got a notice to appear in court for driving without insurance (no ticket however). On my court date, my citation still was not in the system, and they told me to call back within 2 weeks. After 3 weeks they still did not have my citation in the system. This happened over 2 years ago.......
2007-12-18 07:55:04 · answer #3 · answered by jhsm85 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive gotten plenty from the good old CHP. Just show up. What they do is that you go in on the location on the ticket and that date. Then, you plead guilty or not guilty in front of a judge. Then they set a regular court date for your slanted trial. Then if your lucky and the officer doesn't show up, you are free to go. If not, then you will walk out a happy person. If he does show up, only a lawyer can convince you not guilty.
2007-12-18 10:26:49 · answer #4 · answered by Wheelin'N'Dealin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure why you would call the "Superior" Court and not just call the Clerk of the Court in the County of which the violation occurred.
This would be the location for the court of jurisdiction and would have your summons on file!
2007-12-18 07:41:08 · answer #5 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Why would you pay it if you don't have to? Just keep checking. I'm sure you could probably go on line and enter the citation number and check it that way. Ask them if they have a website where you can do that.
2007-12-18 07:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by cutiepie28966 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Work it out with the court system, which seems to be what you're doing.
Pay it and slow down before you kill someone
2007-12-18 07:55:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hey go to court wait till the end if they dont call your name then your good talk to the judge if the plantiff isnt there it will be dismissed
2007-12-18 07:48:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't feel like reading your whole question but doing 83 in a 65, yep, you got what you deserved. What did you expect?
68 in a 65, then, I would say not guilty and mention all those damn commercial where they show cars going at 500 mph.
2007-12-18 07:39:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋