Messed up ticket

Ok I got a ticket for driving w/o my headlights on in Florida, now my wuaetions is can they change a ticket after screwing up on it or can I contest it. Im prolly gonna pay anyways, im 17 and my dad thinks its an experience I should learn. Oh and the mess up is he wrote it on a day that never exist Friday 9/18/04 and he wrote that it took place at 11:35 AM.

[racer72]

The mistakes do not prevent you from providing a legal defense to your citation and would not be cause for dismissal. And what the heck is wuaetions?

oh my bad that was supposed to be question

[lwpat]

Normally a minor clerical error is not sufficient to have a traffic ticket dismissed. However in your case the time of AM for not driving with headlights could be sufficient cause for dismissal. The officer would have to realize his mistake and have the ticket ammended.

However it is probably not worth the effort to take it to court, especially since most courts in Florida will accept traffic school and the ticket will not go on your record. That is your best option rather than just paying the ticket.

[CdwJava]

It may depend on the section cited and the elements. For instance, if headlights were required in times of darkness or in inclimate weather such as rain, fog, etc., then the daytime cite would be perfectly acceptable for required headlights.

- Carl