If cop doesn't show up, will my traffic ticket be dismissed??? (Dallas)?
I got a citation for speeding...& I'm SUPER-BROKE! (Should've thought of that while I was drivin, huh? Not to mention all the extra gas I used by driving too fast! Oh well, lesson learned.) I need to resolve this as CHEAPLY as possible! ...A few folks seem to think my ticket will be dismissed if I appear in court @ the time specified & the officer who issued the ticket does not. I HOPE this info is correct, but it seems a little too good to be true. Isn't the court date on the citation simply the deadline for my plea? (If I plead not-guilty, will I be set for another court date & Mr. Officer notified that he's to appear? Or will the actual guilt/innocence determination be made right away?) ...I can also take Def. Driving. It's a lot less than paying the ticket, but I have to sign guilty/no-lo to the citation. So, it wouldn't actually be "dismissed", right? (Would it affect my driving record & insurance.) I'm in Dallas.I need ACCURATE answers (not guesses) please! Thank you!
How do you check if a traffic ticket is yours?
Hmmm.The most obvious way is to see if your name is on it. It will display the date/time/location/violation along with your name and address and Driver’s License number.If you are still not sure, or that information is not legible, you can call or stop by the court clerk’s office and read off the citation number. They should be able to confirm the recipient.
Can't read my speeding ticket?
I got pulled over tonight for doiing 10 over. The officer gave me my ticket and I can barley read any of it evean under a light most of it u cnt read at all.does this mean I can get off with it?
Why do families of law enforcement officers not get traffic violation tickets very often?
This practice is an extension of "professional courtesy." For a more detailed explanation, see Do law enforcement officers have "a code" or a culture where they overlook the transgressions of other cops or retired cops? How does it work and how far does it go? A family member is likely to have one of the "associate" cards I mentioned in my other answer. I have also seen mini-badges with some engraving of "Cop's Wife," "Cop's Son," etc., although I've never been shown one of these in the field. A chief of police I knew had made a replica of a license plate, small enough for a key chain. It read, in big capital letters, "CHIEF'S WIFE." There is a whole web page devoted to these here: Family Badges: Courtesy Badges for Family Members of Police, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Service Personnel . The image above was taken from that page--I don't know a thing about how the cops in Derby, NY handle this. Please keep in mind that badge vendors often make up badges for nonexistent agencies and ranks to show the design. I have been handed driver's licenses with cops' business cards stapled to them. Occasionally, I would recognize the last name of a driver as the same as an officer I knew, and ask, "Are you related to ______?"Cops are often inclined to cut breaks to other cops' family members for the same reason most are hesitant to write tickets to the cops themselves. Local police culture, and the organizational culture of the officers' agencies, determine how rigid this practice is. In some places, cops regard "professional courtesy" as nothing less than a birthright. Writing the ticket or making the arrest is a social faux pas of the worst kind. The cop who does this probably won't get any official grief from his employer, but he can be made a pariah among his peers. I've seen the professional courtesy custom strongest in the northeast and midwest, and not as prevalent in other parts of the country. However, most places, if a cop can find a way to cut another cop or one of their family members a break, they're probably going to.
Contradicting Speeds on Speeding Ticket?
Recently I received a speeding ticket traveling down a highway ramp at night. The speed limit on the highway is 65 mph, the ramp is 35 mph. The officer pulled out from the side of the road in front of me and motioned for me to pull over. I assumed he got my speed from one of those radars that shows your speed as you are coming up to it. According to him, I was doing 59 MPH (24 over the limit), however he said he is being nice and only wrote me down at 44 MPH (9 over the limit). This is my first offense and I was charged with a $101 ticket and 3 points, no court appearance was required. However, there was a contradiction on the ticket. On top of the ticket it read: Unlawful Speed 44 MPH Speed Applicable 35 MPH On the bottom however it read: Other Violations or Comments Pertaining to Offense ID By FL DL; Front Stationary Radar; Doing 59 MPH; Driver Did Not Observe 35 MPH Zone. I am thinking of contesting the ticket in order to get it dismissed. I live in Florida. Will the contradicting statements on my ticket help my case, and if so how should I go about bringing it up? Any help is appreciated, thank you.