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shemkham
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
California, Los Angeles County
Hello everyone. Here's my story and hopefully you guys can help me out.
So this morning I went to the gym and was looking for some street parking. The street where I wanted to park had signs saying "1 hour parking 8am - 6pm EXCEPT SUNDAYS." Today was a Saturday so naturally I kept looking.
Then I came across a strip of street that had the sign "1 hour parking 8am - 6pm EXCEPT ---- - SUN" in those exact letters (the dashes represent marks on the sign).
Now to my defense. There were signs that explicitly spelled out SUNDAY, then there were signs that explicitly spelled out SUN and had some words scratched out. I know that when LA city posts signs that say "SUN" instead of "SUNDAY," it is preceded by the words "SAT &" as well. I noticed that the "SAT &" part was scratched out on my particular sign. After receiving the ticket, I noticed all the "SAT &" words on that strip of street were scratched out leaving only the bare metal exposed as opposed to the white enamel background and green enamel writing that usually covers it.
I got the ticket for being in violation. Do I have any grounds to fight the ticket? I drove around the area and found the exact same street sign that said "1 hour parking 8am - 6pm EXCEPT SAT & SUN" nearby, but the "SAT &" part wasn't scratched out. There were also a host of stickers on that particular sign, but there were other signs that just had the scratches.
And when I say scratches, I don't mean that I could still make out a "SAT &" in green letters. I mean these words were really taken out. If I looked closely though, I could almost make out some green.
So that's my case. Eager to hear your input. Thanks.
** EDIT **
By the way, it was metered parking and I was at the gym from 8-10a. I didn't put any coins in the meter.
California, Los Angeles County
Hello everyone. Here's my story and hopefully you guys can help me out.
So this morning I went to the gym and was looking for some street parking. The street where I wanted to park had signs saying "1 hour parking 8am - 6pm EXCEPT SUNDAYS." Today was a Saturday so naturally I kept looking.
Then I came across a strip of street that had the sign "1 hour parking 8am - 6pm EXCEPT ---- - SUN" in those exact letters (the dashes represent marks on the sign).
Now to my defense. There were signs that explicitly spelled out SUNDAY, then there were signs that explicitly spelled out SUN and had some words scratched out. I know that when LA city posts signs that say "SUN" instead of "SUNDAY," it is preceded by the words "SAT &" as well. I noticed that the "SAT &" part was scratched out on my particular sign. After receiving the ticket, I noticed all the "SAT &" words on that strip of street were scratched out leaving only the bare metal exposed as opposed to the white enamel background and green enamel writing that usually covers it.
I got the ticket for being in violation. Do I have any grounds to fight the ticket? I drove around the area and found the exact same street sign that said "1 hour parking 8am - 6pm EXCEPT SAT & SUN" nearby, but the "SAT &" part wasn't scratched out. There were also a host of stickers on that particular sign, but there were other signs that just had the scratches.
And when I say scratches, I don't mean that I could still make out a "SAT &" in green letters. I mean these words were really taken out. If I looked closely though, I could almost make out some green.
So that's my case. Eager to hear your input. Thanks.
** EDIT **
By the way, it was metered parking and I was at the gym from 8-10a. I didn't put any coins in the meter.
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