Handicapped Parking. Please Help, I'm broke!

[arh]

What is the name of your state? CA

I got ticketed for parking in a handicapped spot at work. The address on the ticket is incorrect, it's not where I work, the cop wrote a cross street. I drove by looking for the address on the ticket and it seems like it does not exist. And, the area, where the address is supposed to be, does not have any handicapped parking.

Should I contest this? And, if so, how?????!!!!!!

Thanks in advance.

[seniorjudge]

Originally Posted by arh

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Should I contest this? And, if so, how?????!!!!!!

Check with the court clerk and get a court date.

Show up.

Plead not guilty.

A trial date will be set.

Show up again and tell your side of the story.

Don't tell the judge you're broke; that has nothing to do with the case.

[CdwJava]

In CA parking cites are not handled in court - they are handled by the appropriate administrative body. In this instance, he will likely have to request a hearing with the city's parking enforcement agency or police department (whoever issued the cite) and take the issue up with them. If he takes pictures of the building and the parking lot that is listed on the address of the citation, he may be able to win on that basis that the cite was issued with an improper location.

However, as parking cite hearings do not have to adhere to rules of evidence and court, they can easily say, "Oh, well he got the address wrong but we know it was the building across the street." They may NOT do that, but it is a possibility.

- Carl

[arh]

I'm going to do as you suggested and take pictures of the location, even though, technically, the place does not exist. The buildings' addresses jumps from 601 to 643, and the one written was 605. Hopefully, my ticket will be dismissed.

Thanks Carl for your advice and opinion. <3 May many croissants come your way.

[CdwJava]

Originally Posted by arh

I'm going to do as you suggested and take pictures of the location, even though, technically, the place does not exist. The buildings' addresses jumps from 601 to 643, and the one written was 605. Hopefully, my ticket will be dismissed.

Thanks Carl for your advice and opinion. <3 May many croissants come your way.

You may want to be careful with that as "605" might actually be an address that you are not aware of. Plus, with that close a difference - 601 vs. 605. Those would be on the same side of the street and, if real addresses, so close as to be almost melded together. When you said the address was "across the street" THAT was when I thought you might stand a chance. Now, I doubt you will prevail. Though, you can try.

- Carl

[Happy Trails]

Originally Posted by CdwJava

You may want to be careful with that as "605" might actually be an address that you are not aware of. Plus, with that close a difference - 601 vs. 605. Those would be on the same side of the street and, if real addresses, so close as to be almost melded together. When you said the address was "across the street" THAT was when I thought you might stand a chance. Now, I doubt you will prevail. Though, you can try.

- Carl

The address across the street would be an even number, wouldn't it?

That's how it is in my state.

[CdwJava]

Originally Posted by Happy Trails

The address across the street would be an even number, wouldn't it?

That's how it is in my state.

Same here. That's why I now think he's going to fail on his appeal. It's still worth a try as he has nothing to LOSE by playing that gambit, but I doubt that he will prevail.

You are better off getting a picture of the parking stall you were in ... is is marked on the ground or at the curb in blue? Is there a proper sign directly in front where the driver would see it?

It MUST have this:

By posting immediately adjacent to, and visible from, each
stall or space, a sign consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair
with occupant in white on a blue background.

And be marked by either of these:

By outlining or painting the stall or space in blue and
outlining on the ground in the stall or space in white or suitable
contrasting color a profile view depicting a wheelchair with
occupant.

And / or

By outlining a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant in
white on a blue background, of the same dimensions as in paragraph
(2). The profile view shall be located so that it is visible to a
traffic enforcement officer when a vehicle is properly parked in the
space.

If improperly marked, then you cannot be cited.

CVC 22511.8 covers the marking ... [url]http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=veh&group=22001-23000&file=22500-22526[/url]


- Carl

[Happy Trails]

Ah, thanks Carl for clearing that up for me.

Now if you can tell me what this means:

Originally Posted by arh

<3 May many croissants come your way.

I see the "<" used with a number when some people write, mostly younger writers.

In my day it just meant "less than" 3. Does it mean the max amount of croissants coming your way cannot be greater than 2?

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EDIT: My daughter told me it is a heart ( if you tilt your head to the right).

[arh]

Originally Posted by Happy Trails

Ah, thanks Carl for clearing that up for me.

Now if you can tell me what this means:



I see the "<" used with a number when some people write, mostly younger writers.

In my day it just meant "less than" 3. Does it mean the max amount of croissants coming your way cannot be greater than 2?

hahahha, <3 means heart. Do you see the sideways heart?

Carl,

The address number was written correctly, but the street name was what was incorrect.

I went to the address that was written on the ticket, hoping that that building wouldn't have any handicapped parking. So then, I could take pictures and fight my ticket that way, showing no handicapped parking existed on that street. Luckily, just as I thought, there was no handicapped parking anywhere. But, unfortunately 605 Vermont does not exist, it jumps from 601 Vermont to 643 Vermont. The correct address should have been 605 Beach.

The building where I work, the address is confusing. Even though we do sit on Vermont, the correct address is Beach - which is behind us.

Thanks soooooo much for you help <3<3<3