Registered: Jan 2007
Location: West LA, California (where retired party people live)
dont U-turn in business districts...
... you'll get a ticket!
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Jul-17-2008 03:12
TSG
"Trinity"
Registered: Oct 2004
Location:
Sounds like somebody got a ticket!
Jul-17-2008 03:32
nchs09
Traceaddict in training
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Inside your mum
quote:
Originally posted by TSG
Sounds like somebody got a ticket!
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quote:
Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD
Jul-17-2008 03:39
chloe harris
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Jul 2008
Location:
Bummer, Billy.
How much will it co$t you?
Jul-22-2008 03:40
72hrpartyanimal
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2007
Location: West LA, California (where retired party people live)
quote:
Originally posted by chloe harris
Bummer, Billy.
How much will it co$t you?
don't know... gona try and dispute it though...
reminds of that song:
"I fought the law, and the law..." nuff said
havent heard from you in a long time, how ya been?
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Jul-22-2008 04:48
Alain
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2006
Location: San Francisco
keep extending your court date as much as possible, by the time you have your final date set and the officer doesn't show up - your case will most likely be dismissed
whats the dispute? did you not make a u-turn? is the cop wrong? if so, then by all means....
Jul-22-2008 05:32
R!CH
check signal
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: potrero hill
quote:
Originally posted by Alain
keep extending your court date as much as possible, by the time you have your final date set and the officer doesn't show up - your case will most likely be dismissed
has this ever worked for anyone in practice? i know cops get paid overtime just to show up to these things and i've never met one that wasn't willing to play along for extra income.
if you think you have a legal argument, your best bet is to file for a trial by declaration before making your plea in court. the cops aren't paid to write a retort so only the ones with good work ethic will even bother. often times your defense is better articulated on paper than if you were to stand before a judge at the podium after 20 other people fed him similar excuses. if your trial by declaration fails, you have a chance to then appeal the judgment in court. however if you go to court first, you forfeit your option of trial by declaration and are stuck with the ruling with no second chance.
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Jul-22-2008 06:55
Nerologic
Reduce Reuse & Recycle
Registered: May 2007
Location: San Diego
quote:
Originally posted by R!CH
has this ever worked for anyone in practice?
Sure does.
I have been through this at least 3 times.
Each time it ran me 500 bucks, 250 for the first no show and 250 for the second no show.
I would then show up the third time, and the cop would never be there.
500 bucks was always a small price to pay, i was always on my final point before suspension for a year.
Jul-22-2008 06:58
skell
Play us out...
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Fullerton, CA
quote:
Originally posted by nchs09
lol
Jul-22-2008 15:57
Alain
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2006
Location: San Francisco
quote:
has this ever worked for anyone in practice?
I've done it a few times. The odds are probably higher with city cops since they have other options of getting overtime and there are more exciting things going on than showing up to court over a traffic violation. I've never had to pay money for their no shows. If anything I just lose time and parking change over it.
