In Maryland this is called the stet docket. The couple of times I went to traffic court though they started the session by saying look, as far as we are concerned the radar guns are accurate, so we don't want to hear about 90 mph trees.
The other suggestion I have though that may be helpful to someone is that if you are clearly guilty there is sometimes an option to plead guilty with an explanation. I once used this on a speeding ticket back in my misspent youth, saying that I was used to driving a stick-shift Honda Civic but I had borrowed my boyfriend's Camaro and yes I probably was going 36 miles an hour in a 25 mph zone but I didn't notice because in my own car I would have had to shift to get there. ::shrug:: I think it got it knocked down from two points to one. Dana On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:44:24 -0600, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Robyn wrote: > > > > Well, that's an even better question. > > If you do get a ticket, take it to court. 50% of the time the officer > won't show up and you'll win. If he does show, try to bargain with > the prosecutor to get out of it, but if that doesn't work ask for a > "continuance for dismissal". > > I'm not sure if they do this in MA, but basically it means you pay the > fine for ticket and if you don't get a ticket within a year (the > continuance) they won't put the ticket on your record (the dismissal). > > This is a deal, even if they triple the fine, since the ticket doesn't > affect your insurance which usually costs WAAAYYYY more than the > ticket. > > If you can't get out of it that way, go to the judge. Look your best, > dress nice, and bring witnesses or any documentation, pictures, etc. > The more prepared you are to discuss the situation, and why the > officer is obviously mistaken based on your evidence, the better the > chance you'll get off. > > No matter the ticket, never admit to the offense during the stop! > (Usually the cop will say, "is there any reason you were speeding?" > Don't fall for it, just say, "I didn't think I was.") > > For speeding, ask how they determined you were speeding and, if it's > radar or laser, ask for the make and model of the unit and also note > the weather and traffic conditions at the time - on the ticket if you > can! Anything but sunshine is grounds for dismissing the offense. > > Anything you can ask the officer in court that he/she can't answer > usually will get your offense dismissed. > > (I saw it all on TV once :) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase RoboHelp from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=59 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:146950 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
