worst case here in florida is being assessed an additional $500 fine if you
lose in court. the pigs, er, cops, always make sure to drop that tidbit
while handing over the ticket. on the other hand, when I did go to court,
the retard, er, cop, _forgot_ to show up (busy beating the locals,
methinks) and the judge dismissed the case, angrily, with a word to the
moron, er, cop's sergeant to have himself in front of the judge by noon to
receive a talking-to. hope he got it.
scott
still p!s$ed off 2.5 years later about the incident
-----Original Message-----
From: Reed Mideke [SMTP:rmideke@interbase.com]
Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 3:01 PM
To: Spitfire List; Triumph List
Cc: Laura.G@141.com
Subject: tickets [ex Re: Porch!]
If you go for a trial, instead of just paying, there's a good chance
the CHP won't want to actually go to court that day. Case dismissed.
It worked for two of my friends recently. They didn't even have
to go to court. They got notices in the mail that the CHP moved
to dismiss.
Worst case is that you have to pay anyway, and spend some time
with bureaucrats. While it probably isn't worthwhile in terms of
the time you spend vs what you get paid, it does keep the points off
you license and insurance. And if you do go to court, you
get the pleasure of knowing that they spent more on you
than you paid them.
(I am not a lawyer, and I'm not giving you legal advice. YMMV)
-Rights are like muscles. If you don't exercise them, they atrophy.-
Laura Gharazeddine wrote:
>
> LOL- Ha ha-that was a good one!
>
> Hmmm....I don't wear a hat when Nigel and I are out and about...
>
> Speaking of Nigel and I being out and about-we got our first (and
hopefully
> last!) speeding ticket this morning! The CHP was really nice
though-didn't
> cite me fo lack of rear view mirror or for the amount of noise my monzas
> make-was going 19 miles over the limit but gave me a ticket for 4!
> Complimented the car twice and mentioned how nice I was (Yeah-I'm nice!)
>
> Have a good day!
>
> Laura G.
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Reed Mideke rmideke@interbase.com
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