Citizen issued ticket

[jimnyc]

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

I'm in NY actually but am asking this for a friend in NJ. Admittedly, while visiting another friend he did in fact park his car on the wrong side of the road facing the wrong direction. If ultimately he has no choice, he is willing to pay the fine.

The police were never called. The owner of the house he parked in front of went to the courthouse 8 days after the fact and issued a ticket himself, actually 2 of them for the exact same offense. One was issued at 4:42pm and the other at 5:27pm. The summons/ticket/complaint doesn't contain any pictures or any references to pictures. The license plate of the car is not on the complaint, but somehow the owner presented the insurance information of the illegally parked car, as well as my friends fathers name on the complaint as he is the registered owner.

My questions are:

1- Can both citations for the same offense in such a short time span be valid?
2- With only insurance information (which we have no idea how he obtained), is the ticket lacking anything on a technicality basis?
3- With a citizen issued ticket, is there anything obvious we can look for to have the ticket dismissed?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

[jimnyc]

Additionally, the VIN number is not supplied on the complaint either. Where the summons asks for the drivers license #, the owner placed the insurance information there.

[reactive]

Sounds invalid to me and part of a grudge, but you'll need to determine whether a plate number or VIN is required on the ticket. The neighbor would have to testify in court, too, i.e., dismissal if no-show.

[reactive]

FYI, my guess is that the police were called and they instructed the caller to go to the courthouse. I don't think cops will go out to alleged minor parking violations. If there was no attempt to ask the driver to move the vehicle, lame.