What is the name of your state? Florida
Does anybody know if a parking ticket in Dade County can be voided. I have been told by the cops twice (The last time I just paid it.) that this is not possible. However, we all lie, everybody lies to serve their own purpose (Of course, as I am searching for advice here, I am telling the truth. What would be the purpose of lying here?). So I want to see if it is at all possible to have a parking ticket canceled, and not have to bother with the judge (<$100 court costs if I lose). Surely if you talk to the right people things can be made to disappear, right? I don't want to sound arrogant or whiney, but I don't see that there was any harm done, and I surely ain't gonna do this again, so why should I have to pay the county any money? Revenue?
Last year they built an addition to the school in front of my house and made my street one way only. Fine, now I only drive north on my street, even though that can be a pain. They put up signs saying no parking, but I didn't realize that includes the swale in front of my property, which is of course gov't property. I usually don't park on the swale, but last night I parked my sedan on the swale, not realizing that it's illegal. However, I was not blocking traffic. What the heck, my roommates car which was in the driveway behind my old truck was just as far from the street and moving traffic as my car.
If I do have to go face a judge I think I have a good case, but it just seems like such a hassle for $32. So what I am wondering is, is it possible to turn a ticket into a warning. Does anybody have any experience talking to the police, and explaining that you didn't know you had done wrong, and gotten them to reverse a ticket. Or maybe some of you with law knowledge (I'm studying medicine, and know very little about law, unless it's HIPAA related.) can bestow some of your great knowledge upon me.
Thanks for any and all help,
Fawkes.What is the name of your state?
Does anybody know if a parking ticket in Dade County can be voided. I have been told by the cops twice (The last time I just paid it.) that this is not possible. However, we all lie, everybody lies to serve their own purpose (Of course, as I am searching for advice here, I am telling the truth. What would be the purpose of lying here?). So I want to see if it is at all possible to have a parking ticket canceled, and not have to bother with the judge (<$100 court costs if I lose). Surely if you talk to the right people things can be made to disappear, right? I don't want to sound arrogant or whiney, but I don't see that there was any harm done, and I surely ain't gonna do this again, so why should I have to pay the county any money? Revenue?
Last year they built an addition to the school in front of my house and made my street one way only. Fine, now I only drive north on my street, even though that can be a pain. They put up signs saying no parking, but I didn't realize that includes the swale in front of my property, which is of course gov't property. I usually don't park on the swale, but last night I parked my sedan on the swale, not realizing that it's illegal. However, I was not blocking traffic. What the heck, my roommates car which was in the driveway behind my old truck was just as far from the street and moving traffic as my car.
If I do have to go face a judge I think I have a good case, but it just seems like such a hassle for $32. So what I am wondering is, is it possible to turn a ticket into a warning. Does anybody have any experience talking to the police, and explaining that you didn't know you had done wrong, and gotten them to reverse a ticket. Or maybe some of you with law knowledge (I'm studying medicine, and know very little about law, unless it's HIPAA related.) can bestow some of your great knowledge upon me.
Thanks for any and all help,
Fawkes.What is the name of your state?