Please Help!!!

What is the name of your state? NJ

I just got the most bull ticket in the entire world. I was driving down a side road and a cop was in the street motioning for me to pull over. The cop was 25 feet away from his vehicle when i saw him. They had a little speeding trap set up on the road. The Officer stated that he got me doing 40 in a 25 on RADAR.

When i recieved the ticket i asked the office you got me on radar. He replied "yes doing 40". I said to him can i please see the radar. His reply was "why". Noticably schocked that i asked the cop said "it isn on their anymore". He couldnt show me it cause he reset it he said. Now the whole time i was pulled over not once was he near it or did he go in the car to write the ticket. I have a digital heads up display in my car and i know i was not doing 40.

Any help here would be greatly appreciated, i do not wanna get a ticket because of a cop lieing to me.

Chris
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[abezon]

You'll have to contest the ticket. Follow the procedures (probably onthe ticket back) to start the process. You should watch a session of traffic court before your trial date. I highly recommend you get a book on how to fight your ticket from the library or book store. It will have tips specific for your state.

Many states do not give the driver a right to see the radar display.

[lwpat]

It is a complete myth that the officer is required to show you the reading on the radar.

Virginia has a law that they have to show you Laser or Vascar but Radar is not included. GA has a law that they have to show you the calibration if you ask but not the actual reading.

You were speeding and got caught in a revenue speed trap. You can call the clerk and ask for traffic school and pay the tax. That is your best option since you will not beat the ticket on your own.

So basically they can make up any number and tell u they have it on radar and get away with it? What ever happened to proving something?

[lwpat]

In traffic court the usual is officer says you were speeding=proof=guilty. You need to remember that many speeding tickets are about money, not safety.

Curently an extrooper is suing the state of SC for one million because he claims that he was forced off the force because he did not write enough speeding tickets. He states that he worked crimes like hit-and-run, DUI etc. and did not have enough time to write the number of tickets expected by his supervisors.

His supervisors state he was not doing his job. I suppose there is some truth on both sides. We will just have to wait and see what comes out in court.