Red light traffic ticket
first court ticket
What should I expect?
Ask to face your accuser. Subpoena the camera, and ask to cross examine it under oath. When the camera can't take the stand, ask the ticket to be thrown out of court.
It was just this defense that got those wretched things declared unconstitutional and banned in my state of South Carolina, so yes, I'm being dead serious, this defense works.
>>17753417
You're fucking stupid. The DA will call you out in this stupid shit
Also, because of this defense, they have zero force of law in Ohio. Oh, they still exist there, and they still write tickets, but you you never have to pay the fine, and you don't even have to show up for court. Even if you're found "guilty", because of the way case law works, they can't hold that against you at all. The worst thing that can happen if you don't pay a traffic camera fine in that state is it turns up as a black mark on your credit statement. There is no further penalty than that.
>>17753417
Op didn't say anything about red light cameras
>>17753417
Cameras are banned in Connecticut too
Ticket was given by a dick cop, he saw I hit the brakes because car ahead stopped.
Was already 1/2 through the light and decided to just keep going.
-20mph
>>17753426
>I ran a red light
>dick cop
Just ask for a reduction, pay the fine and go take a driving safety course to get rid of any points
>>17753424
>take a credit history hit because you're too fucking stupid to just pay a fucking ticket.
Man that's taking the worse of 2 options
>>17753441
If your credit is already fucked anyway, it can't do anymore damage . When you don't have a lot of money, that $150 may be the difference between paying this month's rent and not.
>Misinterpreted OP's post. I thought it was a red light camera that got him.
Sorry about that.
Still, those that have had issues with redlight and speed cameras, there is case law all over the country to get the tickets thrown out.
>>17753509
>If your credit is already fucked anyway, it can't do anymore damage
That's like saying you're already dying, breathing fumes can't hurt you any more
>>17753409
Wear some decent fucking clothes.
>>17753734
This. Also take a shower and a shave. Be very very polite. Always say "Yes Your Honor" or No Your Honor.
OP again
just got back
pic related is the court room
>Walk into traffic court room
>Sign in
>Wait for court to begin
>Judge comes out
>Starts playing on her phone
>Doesn't care about anything
>Table in front
>Four or Five state attorneys or whatever
>They call a name
>You go up to them and make your claim
>They make you pay 1/2 the ticket or cancel the ticket or sign up for a full trial
>My turn
>Walk up
>Attorney guy looks at cops statement
>Tells me to look at bottom of statement where he just circled
>Blah blah blah blah "Good attitude".
>Says I'm free to go
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>>17753916
>that guy in the middle thinks it's okay to go out in public like that
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