"I went to CA for my wife's dad's funeral and got stopped for 52 in a 35.
I asked to see the radar gun and it said what he said.
When I got back to NE I entered a plea of not guilty by declaration and paid the $136 bail, which is also the amount of the fine.
I fought the cite on two fronts:
a. I was driving under the basic speed law pursuant to CA statute and my speed was safe for conditions.
b. A motion to dismiss based on the fact that the officer was on church property when he scanned me in violation of the Separation Clause.
All I got back in the mail was a letter that stated that I had been found not guilty by declaration and that the bail in the amount of $136 had been ordered returned.
They did not tell me on what aspect of the challenge I won but I tend to believe that the reason they took so long to get back to me was because they were passing my motion to dismiss around the office for a good laugh.
You can win if you try. You will always lose if you expend no effort. That's what they want. Pay us the money and then suffer higher (mandatory) insurance fees for the next three years."
First of all, most state V & T laws that establish a state speed limit state "unless otherwise posted". It was a 35 zone. It doesn't matter if the rest of the state is posted for 55, you were in a 35 zone.
The fact that the officer was sitting in a church parking lot has no bearing on the validity of your ticket.
They didn't tell you how or why you won, and it probably ahd nothing to do with your "defense".
Next time, slow it down.
I asked to see the radar gun and it said what he said.
When I got back to NE I entered a plea of not guilty by declaration and paid the $136 bail, which is also the amount of the fine.
I fought the cite on two fronts:
a. I was driving under the basic speed law pursuant to CA statute and my speed was safe for conditions.
b. A motion to dismiss based on the fact that the officer was on church property when he scanned me in violation of the Separation Clause.
All I got back in the mail was a letter that stated that I had been found not guilty by declaration and that the bail in the amount of $136 had been ordered returned.
They did not tell me on what aspect of the challenge I won but I tend to believe that the reason they took so long to get back to me was because they were passing my motion to dismiss around the office for a good laugh.
You can win if you try. You will always lose if you expend no effort. That's what they want. Pay us the money and then suffer higher (mandatory) insurance fees for the next three years."
First of all, most state V & T laws that establish a state speed limit state "unless otherwise posted". It was a 35 zone. It doesn't matter if the rest of the state is posted for 55, you were in a 35 zone.
The fact that the officer was sitting in a church parking lot has no bearing on the validity of your ticket.
They didn't tell you how or why you won, and it probably ahd nothing to do with your "defense".
Next time, slow it down.