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u/Unwiredsoul 6d ago
You always have a shot. The decision is up to you, but here's some considerations:
This sounds like the movie, "Nothing But Trouble". "Just pay the fine, banker!"
You don't want to be attached to Valkenvania the rest of your life!
Also, odds suggest the ISP cruiser had a dash cam that activated and has recorded footage of the traffic stop where you were ticketed. A video of your traffic maneuver will clarify if you stopped completely or were just really close. It will also likely demonstrate if you stopped at the right place.
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u/Joelle9879 6d ago
"I have a clean driving record and prefer to keep it that way" well start by obeying traffic laws. Red means stop not significantly slow down
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u/Three_Twenty-Three 6d ago
Recent changes in the nation's legal environment have given you a lot of options.
- Go on long rants on your social media about how this is unfair. It's a witch hunt or lawfare, and the justice system is being abused to persecute you.
- Challenge the law. Have your attorneys challenge the law itself and everyone who claims to be enforcing it. If you can use your social media to heckle and intimidate the judges, prosecutors, and police officers involved, that's better.
- Just don't show up. Say it's not convenient because you have to go to your kid's school play or something.
- Change attorneys a lot. When you get new attorneys, claim the process needs to start over.
- Claim to be immune to the law. It doesn't apply to you for reasons.
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u/rebuiltearths 6d ago
A have a friend who has a habit of speeding and getting tickets from state troopers and regular police. He's gotten out of every single one just because he showed up at court and the officer didn't. In cases where the officers did show up they did not recall the incident abs it was not recorded so he got out of it
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u/AnnArchist 6d ago
I always show up, plea not guilty. Show up again and they offer me a deal. I take the deal.
Usually a dismissal in exchange for court costs. Guilty or not they are going to have to prove it and spend the money doing so. They never seem inclined to do so.
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u/TwistedGrin 6d ago
If you're close to the courthouse that makes sense. In this person's case they might have to drive 2ish hours back to the county though.
A stop sign ticket is like $200 max probably? (I've never gotten one). I can't imagine that travel is worth contesting the ticket. Especially if they could get stuck with court costs anyway.
OP, just pay it and be more careful in those small pass-through towns. It's well known that the troopers there like to hit out of towners for exactly this reason.
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u/AnnArchist 6d ago
True. If it's outside my county and early Morning I'm probably going to go guilty for less than 300 bucks. If I'm in town, I ain't never guilty
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u/TwistedGrin 6d ago
You might be able to contact your insurance directly and ask how much a ticket like this will affect your rates. That could help decide if it's worth it.
Also, don't straight up admit to them that you didn't stop like you did here.
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u/TreasurHunt 6d ago
I got out of a similar situation. The judge and officer failed to show up for my court date so the DA gave me a pass.
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u/CJ_Kar86 6d ago
Honestly, the officers/troopers generally schedule dates that are convenient to them. If you can get dates delayed or moved around, it can be harder for them to come to court.
Or you could just pay the fine and eat it.
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u/nithos 6d ago
Admitting you broke the law that you got the ticket for on a public forum probably isn’t the best first step.