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Fighting an Alaskan speeding ticket from Washington: possible?

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snorlax

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Hi. I received a speeding ticket while on vacation recently in Ketchikan, Alaska. I will contest the charge if feasible.

First question: The officer did not make me sign the ticket. Do I have to do anything since I did not sign it? That is, is the ticket actually valid? I will likely be sending it in, in case it is.

Second question: If the ticket is valid do I have to appear in court or can I make my case via mail or other means? It may be cost-prohibitive to appear in court so I might just plead no contest and eat the charges.

Thanks for the help!

don.
 


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HomeGuru

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snorlax said:
Hi. I received a speeding ticket while on vacation recently in Ketchikan, Alaska. I will contest the charge if feasible.

First question: The officer did not make me sign the ticket. Do I have to do anything since I did not sign it? That is, is the ticket actually valid? I will likely be sending it in, in case it is.

Second question: If the ticket is valid do I have to appear in court or can I make my case via mail or other means? It may be cost-prohibitive to appear in court so I might just plead no contest and eat the charges.

Thanks for the help!

don.
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CdwJava

CdwJava

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Contact the court and find out what your options are to fight or plead 'no contest' (pay) the ticket. You might have the option in AK of trial by written declaration, but I don't know. I imagine something like that is available if you want to.

The lack of a signature is probably not going to invalidate the ticket - it does not automatically do so in any other state that I know of.

Carl
 
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