How to get out of a ticket?

[JyRO]

I've heard how some of you guys have gotten out of tickets, but I can't remember how it goes. Something about asking for something ... I don't know. JyRO <---- D/A .



My buddy got an illegal U-turn ticket when he / we thought we were doing the MI. LH turn deal. In case you don't know what that is, in some MI. intersections, to turn left, you turn right at the intersection, go down the road a bit then do a U-turn. The roads are set up for it. The place where we did the U-turn looked correct to us, but this young lady cop pulled us over and was very over-zealous IMO, to hand out a ticket. TIA.



- JyRO

 

[JyRO]

A deferment...

I found this, but I need more explanation. Thanks.



- JyRO

 

[Eric_77]

Deferred adjudication, basically you recieve 3/6/12 month probation pay fine and if you do not commit any more moving violations, accidents (it varies on requirements based on what ticket was for) then the ticket is dismissed and does not show on your record at end of probation period. Some states you can do this as an individual (Texas is one of them) with the prosecuter some states you have to have a attorney.

 

[E7mack96]

In Indiana I received a ticket for being over my registered weight. The fine was like $89. 00 . The deferment cost was like $125. 00. I just decided to pay the fine.

 

[The patriot]

In New Jersey if you go to court, talk to the prosecuter(sp?) and ask him to drop the ticket down to something smaller.

A lot of times it will cost more for the actual ticket, but the big bonus (at least for us lucky NJ'ers) is he/she takes the ticket from a point violation down to a smaller violation that dont give you points on your drivers license.

I dont know how the rest of the country is, but the points here in NJ will KILL YOU!!!

Eric

 

[Crazy Horse]

JyRO,

Check your local laws. In Ohio you used to be able to do a ue as long as there where no cars on the road within 500 feet of you. The other thing you should look into is whether it has to be posted every so often. I have seen the "no u turn" signs used all over the country in various states.

 

[jponder]

Originally posted by E7mack96

In Indiana I received a ticket for being over my registered weight. The fine was like $89. 00 . The deferment cost was like $125. 00. I just decided to pay the fine.

What was your weight, what was your "Registered" weight. I noticed you said over your registered weight and not over your GWR or GCWR

 

[E7mack96]

I was registered for 73,280. My bills of lading said I weighed 78,000 lbs.



Only reason I got an over registered ticket, instead of an overweight ticket is because it was 430 am and they had noone to scale the truck. An overweight ticket would have been 4-500 dollars



I changed my registration to 80,000 at renewal so they can't get me on that again.

 

[ddesau]

Not in oregon

Well if you come to Oregon or live here - don't get a ticket - the rules have changed - the bail went up and there is now a miniumu fine - as in if the ticket is $237 - fine is $141 - and the Judge cannot lower it... And thats the cheap bail . .