Speeding ticket with wrong violation code

[Janx]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Georgia

I recently got a speeding ticket where the officer wrote a different violation code on the ticket then what I am charged for when I go to pay it online.

Is there any way I can get it thrown out for this error?

[I_Got_Banned]

Originally Posted by Janx

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Georgia

I recently got a speeding ticket where the officer wrote a different violation code on the ticket then what I am charged for when I go to pay it online.

Is there any way I can get it thrown out for this error?

It depends... What violation code is on the citation and what violation code are you finding online?

Maybe the citation was amended and you have yet to receive the amended version?

[Janx]

40-6-151 (Clearly a 5) on the citation.
40-6-181 online.

I wasn't notified of any amended citation. Is that something that can just pop up in the mail?

[I_Got_Banned]

Originally Posted by Janx

40-6-151 (Clearly a 5) on the citation.
40-6-181 online.

I searched the Georgia Code for the two section numbers that you provided and the results were as follows:

Search for Code Section 40-6-151 results were:

No documents were found for your search terms: "40-6-151"

Search for Code Section 40-6-181 results were:

GEORGIA CODE
TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD
ARTICLE 9. SPEED RESTRICTIONS
§ 40-6-181

Maximum limits

(a) The limits specified in this Code section or established as authorized in this article shall be the maximum lawful vehicle speeds, except when a special hazard exists that requires a lower speed for compliance with Code Section 40-6-180.

(b) Consistent with the provision of engineering and traffic investigations regarding maximum speed limits as provided in Code Section 40-6-182, no person shall drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of the following maximum limits:
(1) Thirty miles per hour in any urban or residential district;
(1.1) Thirty-five miles per hour on an unpaved county road unless designated otherwise by appropriate signs;
(2) Seventy miles per hour on a highway on the federal interstate system and on physically divided highways with full control of access which are outside of an urbanized area of 50,000 population or more, provided that such speed limit is designated by appropriate signs;
(3) Sixty-five miles per hour on a highway on the federal interstate system which is inside of an urbanized area of 50,000 population or more, provided that such speed limit is designated by appropriate signs;
(4) Sixty-five miles per hour on those sections of physically divided highways without full access control on the state highway system, provided that such speed limit is designated by appropriate signs; and
(5) Fifty-five miles per hour in other locations.

(c) The maximum speed limits set forth in this Code section may be altered as authorized in Code Sections 40-6-182, 40-6-183, and 40-6-188.

Congratulations. The correct code section for your violation has been found. Please proceed accordingly…

J/K

Obviously, your initial guess that the “5” should have been an “8” was in the right direction. A typographical error can hardly be used as a justifiable reason to dismiss a citation.

Better luck next time!

Originally Posted by Janx

I wasn't notified of any amended citation. Is that something that can just pop up in the mail?

Normally it would show up a few days after the citation was issued although no amendment will be needed in this case. It is clear that the officer shorted his "8" which made it look like a 5.