Traffic Ticket Question

[Timberridge]

Today I received about 10 letters from law firms wanting to represent me since I booked my court case on Tues. Some are in Spanish, I ruled them out.

This is one of the firms:



Bottom. L. to R.
Yes, yes, yes, no, no

Top. L to R
No, maybe, no, maybe, yes

[Timberridge]

I was referencing the property value of all of downtown Londonderry.

Crazy Ed's place has to be worth more than $37?

[::: :::]

Today I received about 10 letters from law firms wanting to represent me since I booked my court case on Tues. Some are in Spanish, I ruled them out.

This is one of the firms:



Bottom. L. to R.
Yes, yes, yes, no, no

Top. L to R
No, maybe, no, maybe, yes

that one in the middle is making eyes at you

[shafty85]

let me get back to ya

Hold on. Are you eating your donut with a fork?

https://youtu.be/w_57N1EI1Uw

[iceman]

It's me vs. a donut eating cop and small town prosecuter. I have the maps.

Pfft. What you need is 27 color glossy photos with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one.

[hutash]

Don't know about your state, but in California a sworn officer can right a ticket anywhere, they just tend to stay within their own limits. The town or city has noting to do with which court, as it is all done at county courts here. If you only legal defense is X vs Y, you are likely screwed, but I slept at home last night and haven't been to a Holiday Inn Express in ages.

Here also, you can contest tickets by mail and save a trip to court, then fight it in court if you lose your mail in case. Pretty much the only hope for a stop sign ticket is the cop is a no show, otherwise its his word against yours and he will likely prevail.

[hutash]

Pfft. What you need is 27 color glossy photos with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one.

It could be a case of blind justice.

[BmillsSkier]

Today I received about 10 letters from law firms wanting to represent me since I booked my court case on Tues. Some are in Spanish, I ruled them out.

This is one of the firms:



Bottom. L. to R.
Yes, yes, yes, no, no

Top. L to R
No, maybe, no, maybe, yes

This thread just got legs.

Mysterious pantsuit covered legs.

[billyk]

If you show up to your court date, they will likely negotiate the fine down a little for a plea bargain. So, if your time isn't worth more than the fine, or if you can take time off and don't mind spending it in court, could be a way to go. But most likely you will lose the case in any event, which could affect your insurance rate.

[BmillsSkier]

On second thought go with the Spanish firm. Hilarity could ensue when you show up to traffic court with an entourage of Latin women in pantsuits, mail order law degrees and an English to Spanish dictionary in hand.

Wear a go pro too.

[TBS]

that one in the middle is making eyes at you

In the font row, or back?

[Timberridge]

If you show up to your court date, they will likely negotiate the fine down a little for a plea bargain. So, if your time isn't worth more than the fine, or if you can take time off and don't mind spending it in court, could be a way to go. But most likely you will lose the case in any event, which could affect your insurance rate.

Billy, you're a glass half full guy. I can tell.

Wear a go pro too.

Danno, are Go Pros allowed in court?

[Pegleg]

Here's what 30 seconds of googling pulled up:

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/bus...e-jurisdiction

[fatnslow]

Here's what 30 seconds of googling pulled up:

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/bus...e-jurisdiction

This might be the most vague thing ever written. It clearly states a big fat maybe , it depends and I don't really know.

[Timberridge]

Well, it looks like the facist police state I live in has this covered, at least on the arrest part.

ftp://www.njleg.state.nj.us/20002001/S1000/949_I1.HTM

But it doesn't answer the question, "which town court should be the beneficiary of this highway piracy?" The town the arresting officer is from, or the town where the violation was committed? Should I argue for a change of venue?

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Hold on. Are you eating your donut with a fork?

https://youtu.be/w_57N1EI1Uw

And orange juice?

[Pegleg]

This might be the most vague thing ever written. It clearly states a big fat maybe , it depends and I don't really know.

That's because the question it's answering is vague. It basically says that you need to know the specific jurisdictions involved, and then gives a summary of the possibilities based on which are most likely. That's the answer you'll get when you're asking a general question that has different answers depending on the specifics.

[zartagen]

On second thought go with the Spanish firm. Hilarity could ensue when you show up to traffic court with an entourage of Latin women in pantsuits, mail order law degrees and an English to Spanish dictionary in hand.

Wear a go pro too.

Mail order? Because brown people in your world couldn't possibly have gone to last school?

[Timberridge]

And orange juice?

Looks like an orange julius

[BmillsSkier]

Mail order? Because brown people in your world couldn't possibly have gone to last school?

Maybe not last school but I know I had a Latin law students organization that was petty sizeable at my Top20 law school.

It's a crack on law firms that solicit traffic court clients sight unseen. Not usually upper crust attorneys but whatever.

Lighten up.

[barkcity]

If you show up to your court date, they will likely negotiate the fine down a little for a plea bargain. So, if your time isn't worth more than the fine, or if you can take time off and don't mind spending it in court, could be a way to go. But most likely you will lose the case in any event, which could affect your insurance rate.

+1

I got a speeding ticket last summer, and I went to court to request taking a Driving School class to keep the citation off my record (in Salt Lake county, you can't just sign up for Driving class, you have to have court approval... stupid, huh?).

I went court, had a preliminary discussion with prosecuting attorney before appearing in front of the judge, and he offer a lower fine and citation dismissal from my record as long as I didn't get another citation in the next 3 months. I agreed, and then had to make a "plea in abeyance" in front of the judge. The Judge accepted/approved the terms, and it was a done deal. Totally worth my time to go into court to keep the ticket off my record for insurance savings.

[PNWbrit]

How about forgetting jurisdictional line laws and just try stopping at stop signs in future?

[highangle]

If the ticket is from town X and its traffic court, but the offense allegedly occurred in town Y, you can maybe say your trial should rightfully be held in town Y so they get the revenues, if any.

[irul&ublo]

Danno, based on the above since this traffic offense was committed 25' away from his jurisdiction and he can pull me over and issue a citation, what's to prevent him from doing so at 100', or 1000' feet away from his jurisdiction?

Shouldn't the fine be paid to the municipality and the case heard in the court of the town this crime was committed in?

We're talking $100 of beer money here, so it's nothing to sneeze at.

Here in God's Country (California) a sworn peace officer can enforce state law anywhere in the state, notwithstanding being employed out of the "jurisdiction " where the offense occurs.

[Timberridge]

How about forgetting jurisdictional line laws and just try stopping at stop signs in future?

In retrospect...

But then again who among us hath never come to a gliding stop at a stop sign? May he who has never committed such sin be the first to cast stones.