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    Once again the Contra Costa Court website isn't letting me use my citation number on my ticket to pay my fine. It keeps giving me the "CITATION NOT FOUND - MUST INQUIRE BY DOCKET NUMBER" BS. My court date is the 23rd and I really don't want to go. If I wait a couple days will it finally register? The cop said that I might not even get a docket in the mail.....And how much do you think a ticket for 68 in a 45 is going to be?

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    nice

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    its crazy how much tickets are around here. i got stopped for a 52 in a 40 , probably going to be well around 200
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    I'll just take up community service.
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    what did you get ticketed for?
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    Quote Originally Posted by rams456 View Post
    what did you get ticketed for?
    Quote Originally Posted by NorcalPB View Post
    .....And how much do you think a ticket for 68 in a 45 is going to be?
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    Ok seriously don't you guys think that the speed limits should be raised by at least 10 mph on straight roads that for some reason are 45 mph? I did a lap around lake tahoe and the entire way is 45 mph...and that is the limit FOR A REASON. And the 5 being 70mph is just sad...

    But I probably think this because im 17

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    Seeing how this is a juvenile case you should probably show up, at the least you can get ur ticket reduced fairly low. I dont remember but i dont think that the convicting officer has to show on your court date. But if its like regular traffic court and the officer isnt their and u plee not guilty you win and its tossed out. But before you plee not guilty make SURE that the cop isnt their. If he is this does 2 things. 1. it pisses him off cause hes gotta go 2. u can get your fine reduced.
    get the day off of work/school and go even if its 100 miles away u can get your ticket reduced more then youd spend on gas.

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    i've had tickets in Contra Costa County too, and if you go in and 'plead poverty' the judge usually reduces your fine. I had a $250 ticket reduced to around $100 just by saying that I was dumb and wrong for speeding, but that I am a poor college student and I don't have the time to do community service. Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky and the cop won't even show and you'll be off the hook!

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    ugh called the court and my ticket hasn't even been processed yet and I got it in summer.

    How to I get the cop to go? I hear he doesn't go automatically.
    And if he does how do I know that he is there?
    If I do lose after contesting don't I get court fees?

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    Re: Paying ticket

    Quote Originally Posted by NorcalPB View Post
    ugh called the court and my ticket hasn't even been processed yet and I got it in summer.

    How to I get the cop to go? I hear he doesn't go automatically.
    And if he does how do I know that he is there?
    If I do lose after contesting don't I get court fees?
    Take a look at the ticket -- I think more than 20 over may be a mandatory court appearance, so that may be why you can't pay it electronically.

    When you show up for the initial court date, it's not actually the trial, just a preliminary thing. If you're doing pleading guilty, no contest, or traffic school they handle it there. If you're pleading not guilty, they'll schedule a trial date later. The officer is then notified of the trial date. I'm told that officers are paid to go to court (it's part of their job), but if they're in the middle of something important they won't always make it.

    You may not have time left now, but if you plan to contest it I'm told the best way to start is by mail (no personal experience with it). Google for "trial by written declaration".

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    Quote Originally Posted by codrus View Post
    Take a look at the ticket -- I think more than 20 over may be a mandatory court appearance, so that may be why you can't pay it electronically.

    When you show up for the initial court date, it's not actually the trial, just a preliminary thing. If you're doing pleading guilty, no contest, or traffic school they handle it there. If you're pleading not guilty, they'll schedule a trial date later. The officer is then notified of the trial date. I'm told that officers are paid to go to court (it's part of their job), but if they're in the middle of something important they won't always make it.

    You may not have time left now, but if you plan to contest it I'm told the best way to start is by mail (no personal experience with it). Google for "trial by written declaration".

    --Ian
    Thats exactly what I'm planning on doing. I have until the 24th to do anything. The thing is though, I have nothing I can pull out of my ass proving that I'm not guilty, can I just say "I stand by my plea of not guilty"?

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    if your cop wont show up then ur ticket will be dissmised....you don't really want ur cop to show up ;)
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    i got pulled over on 84 on saturday morning going about 78 in a 55. alameda county has a 20+ and no online traffic school so he wrote me for 19 over. not even in my s4.
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    I got pulled over monday night doing 65 in a 35 and could of gotten an exhibition of speed for how fast i took a corner but he was in a good mood cause it was his "friday" and let me go with a "official warning"! haha
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    Quote Originally Posted by kievskiy View Post
    if your cop wont show up then ur ticket will be dissmised....you don't really want ur cop to show up ;)
    I woudn't bank on that strategy without a lawyer. If the cop shows up then you're screwed.

    I just got popped for 93 in a 65 (I-80, Davis) at 4:00 a.m. The cop (CHP) wouldn't show any proof, she just wrote the ticket and sent me on my way.

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    67 in a 45 here. paid 222.00

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    Quote Originally Posted by kievskiy View Post
    if your cop wont show up then ur ticket will be dissmised....you don't really want ur cop to show up ;)
    This one is true to a certain extent. The cop during my hearing wasn't there, but the judge held me up for an additional 40min for the cop to show up only to tell me I was guilty!! I swear it was some racist $hit(this was in Woodland, CA)


    Oh and the ticket was for speeding when the officer didnt see me drive but I hit a curb on a tight bend on the first rain of the year. Yeaaa....he was all nice until the end when he says he had to hand me a ticket...

    And I was going 30mph on a 20mph zone and Isimply braked too late...

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    Quote Originally Posted by a4wd View Post
    This one is true to a certain extent. The cop during my hearing wasn't there, but the judge held me up for an additional 40min for the cop to show up only to tell me I was guilty!! I swear it was some racist $hit(this was in Woodland, CA)


    Oh and the ticket was for speeding when the officer didnt see me drive but I hit a curb on a tight bend on the first rain of the year. Yeaaa....he was all nice until the end when he says he had to hand me a ticket...

    And I was going 30mph on a 20mph zone and Isimply braked too late...

    understeer == teh fail
    If you hit a curb, he probably cited you for failure to control your vehicle at speed (or something like that), not necessarily speeding.

    I just got a 40 in a 25, which was BS cuz a) I wasnt going 40, and b) he used reasoning that I was endangering bikers on this windy, mountain pass road.

    Trouble is, it was like 8:30 pm in pitch darkness, and the road is basically not lit, making it risky for a biker at that hour no matter how fast I'm going. I did a trial by declaration, which allows you to submit a written statement instead of appearing in court. I requested that the officer provide radar reading w/ date, certification for the radar device he used (which must have a serail # stamped on it that matches the radar he used), and what is called a Road Survey as evidence. If a survey hasn't been done in the past 5 years to evaluate the speed on the road, I believe they cannot uphold the said speed limit.

    In my area, the cops have jack-shit to do, so my chances are slim that I'll get out of this. However, they probably DO cite so many people for traffic infractions that I bet he won't remember my exact case. Hopefully he views it as too much BS/paperwork and rolls over, but I'm not really thinking about it until I hear my results anyway since I can't do any more than submit a Not Guilty statement.

    Good luck to you!

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    The ticket I received was infact for speeding and I did not get ouf my 9AM hearing until 1240PM...Everyone had left around noon and I was the last one there...just waiting...then got pwned by some woodland hick judge
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    got caught last winter( was still a minor) on I80 for doin 95 in a 65 right by red top road. it took four months to process case thn it was automatically transfer to san mateo county juvenile trafic court.. yes i deserved it but the judge was cool and reduced the fine anyway
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    Quote Originally Posted by allspooledup View Post
    got caught last winter( was still a minor) on I80 for doin 95 in a 65 right by red top road. it took four months to process case thn it was automatically transfer to san mateo county juvenile trafic court.. yes i deserved it but the judge was cool and reduced the fine anyway
    what was the cost on that? i coach a kid that got pulled over by CHP doing 90 in a 65 at 16 years old.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cbowerman View Post
    what was the cost on that? i coach a kid that got pulled over by CHP doing 90 in a 65 at 16 years old.
    fine was 168 (judge was cool and reduced it) and 30 suspended liscence... but im no longer a minor so nomore jewvy traffic court for me
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