No proof of insurance/seat belt ticket

[nhan916]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA

hello guys last night i was issued a seat belt ticket, and the ******* also cited my passenger one. My passenger wore her seatbelt the whole time i was wondering if i bring this to trial do i have a chance of winning?

and also he asked for proof of insurance i didn't have any because i was driving my uncle's vehicle. He does have insurance for that car what do i do?

 

[CdwJava]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA

hello guys last night i was issued a seat belt ticket, and the ******* also cited my passenger one. My passenger wore her seatbelt the whole time i was wondering if i bring this to trial do i have a chance of winning?

and also he asked for proof of insurance i didn't have any because i was driving my uncle's vehicle. He does have insurance for that car what do i do?

If you were wearing your seatbelt, you can go to court and say that you were. Your passenger can use you as a witness in her case to say that she was wearing her belt.

As for the insurance, get a copy of the uncle's proof of insurance to present to the court to show that the vehicle was insured at the time of the stop.

- Carl

 

[nhan916]

hey carl thanks for the reply, but i admit i didn't wear a seatbelt and am prepared to pay for it I just don't want my passenger to go through this hassle because she was wearing her seatbelt. Is there any way that she doesn't have to go to court and i can go to trial for her or something? because she is a 17, a minor so her parents would have to go with her also

 

[CdwJava]

hey carl thanks for the reply, but i admit i didn't wear a seatbelt and am prepared to pay for it I just don't want my passenger to go through this hassle because she was wearing her seatbelt. Is there any way that she doesn't have to go to court and i can go to trial for her or something? because she is a 17, a minor so her parents would have to go with her also

Yes, you can go to trial as a witness on her behalf. If, on cross examination, the officer can agree that he did not have a good view of the passenger before the stop, perhaps the court will find there to be reasonable doubt sufficient to dismiss her cite.

- Carl

 

[Zigner]

She's gonna have to tell mommy and/or daddy. YOU cannot go to court on her behalf. You can go to ASSIST her as a witness, but she'll still need to be there.

 

[nhan916]

errr that sucks then, i guess she doesn't have a choice than thanks for everything it's just not fair how she got a ticket for something she didn't do. okay! thanks for the advice guys!