Traffic Ticket Tips

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I remember the one night I was meeting up with
some friends to go see a new movie that just came
out.
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I was supposed to be at the movie theater by
830, so that I could get a ticket for the 900
PM showing.
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I however overslept and was running late.
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While I was driving to the theater, I made the
decision to speed.
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Within a couple minutes I passed a cop.
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The officer quickly pulled me over.
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I then spent the next 30 minutes telling the
officer why I was speeding while he was looking
at my license and registration.
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The officer then told me that I would receive a
ticket for speeding.
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After everything was done, and I was free to
drive off I had already missed the first half of
the movie.
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A couple weeks later I appeared in court to fight
the ticket and lost badly.
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I wish I would have known these tips to increase
the chances of getting a ticket thrown out when I
was pleading my case to the judge.
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There are a couple of ways to help your chances
in not having to pay for a traffic ticket.
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The first is to challenge the officers
subjective conclusion.
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This means that if you can prove that what the
officer witnessed was necessary and was thus not
a breach of the law you can be in good shape.
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The next tip is to challenge the officers
observation.
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While in court if you are able to poke holes in
any and every small detail of what the officer
has stated, observing then you can increase your
chances of having the ticket thrown out.
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There are some ways to get out of a ticket that
doesnt necessarily involve challenging the
officer that wrote you the traffic ticket.
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The first is to prove your conduct was a mistake
of fact.
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This in a nutshell is just proving that perhaps a
certain sign of marking that you should have seen
wasnt available or was too damaged to be able to
tell what the meaning of the sign was.
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The next tip is to prove what you were doing was
legally justified, and this goes hand in hand
with proving your conduct was necessary to avoid
harm.
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Typically it is a lot easier to legally justify
behavior if it is a matter of safety.
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This being said examples can include speeding due
to a medical emergency or stopping due to car
failure.