SB Speeding Ticket--to fight or not?

[Nogaro_PhiDelt]

So I was driving back from Santa Barbara and a cop (it wasn't HP, looked like a forest ranger symbol actually, but not entirely sure..) pulled me over. I had my escort radar detector on and was cruising around 80 maybe (not any more). The radar never goes off and I just look behind me and he has his lights on/pulls me over. He says he paced me.

He then asks me how fast I was going (my mistake), I tell him 75, he then gives me a ticket for going 75 in a 65...=X (dammit)...My question is can I fight it since he has no substantial evidence I was speeding..or because I admitted guilt to going the certain speed that I was given am I just fcuked?

Thanks if anyone has any past experiences...

sometimes you have to boo Nogaro ..it was at 8am on a sunday and I was the only one on the road..

[RAudi Driver]

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say, can and will be used against you.

You shouldn't have said a word, however not that you did, take it to court and see if he shows. If you see him in the courtroom then plea out for a reduced fine or opt for traffic school before he is called up to fight the ticket.

[Nogaro_PhiDelt]

I went to traffic school very recently, so that's not gonna be possible. I'm just trying to get a feel, seeing as I'm gonna have to drive 100 miles just to go to court...

[cgmiller63]

Try fighting your ticket by mail, if you loose you then ask for a trial in front of the court. It give you a second chance to win.

The law allows you to contest any traffic infraction entirely by mail. You can appear via mail through a Written Not Guilty Plea pursuant to CVC 40519(b). In your plea you can request a Trial by Written Declaration pursuant to CVC 40902. In this way you can contest your citation without appearing at all and, for reasons already discussed, will have a better chance of winning than at trial. Further, if you lose your trial by declaration, you have 20 days to request a Trial de Novo (new trial) pursuant to CVC 40902(d). You then can appear in court for the first time for your second chance of winning.

http://www.ticketassassin.com/whyfight.html

[Nogaro_PhiDelt]

Try fighting your ticket by mail, if you loose you then ask for a trial in front of the court. It give you a second chance to win.

The law allows you to contest any traffic infraction entirely by mail. You can appear via mail through a Written Not Guilty Plea pursuant to CVC 40519(b). In your plea you can request a Trial by Written Declaration pursuant to CVC 40902. In this way you can contest your citation without appearing at all and, for reasons already discussed, will have a better chance of winning than at trial. Further, if you lose your trial by declaration, you have 20 days to request a Trial de Novo (new trial) pursuant to CVC 40902(d). You then can appear in court for the first time for your second chance of winning.

http://www.ticketassassin.com/whyfight.html

thanks alot man!

[cgmiller63]

Watch who you're calling a man! I'm a Lady ;-) LOL - Good luck and keep us posted.

[Nogaro_PhiDelt]

soooorrry m-lady. thought I had a good chance to get it right--guess not! happy to see you on here

nice car toooo

[cgmiller63]

I guess it's kinda hard to tell a posters gender by their vehicle :-)

[aytheory]

i fought mine ticket in SB - and won - using a letter

[Down3yDJdud3]

Trial by declaration is the $hit! I have won 2 out of 3 trials. The last one was because of a lack of a defense. Pretty much means that the citing officer failed to submit his declaration on time meaning ticket is dismissed! Ticketassassin is the best site ever when it comes to sticking it to the man! Don't go in front of a judge unless you loose your trial by declaration. I believe it is a trial de novo which is only an option if you do the trial by declataion!

[piaadoll]

Watch who you're calling a man! I'm a Lady ;-) LOL - Good luck and keep us posted.

haha! I get that all the time and i have "doll" attached to my sn.

Glad to see another lady on here!

Nogaro - good luck to you! I'm still debating on going to the ticket assasin route for my ticket. keep us posted.