ama_aragon
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
Ok. I got a 22349(b) ticket for doing 70mph in a 55mph zone. It was in Riverside County California. I plan on submitting a Trial by Declaration but would like some input first.
So it's a 2 lane highway and I am driving straight ahead well there is a downward hill at the end of a striagh away, so before you get to the end of the straight away you cannot see what is at the bottom of the hill. So the cops sit behind some bushes at the bottom of the hill and slam all the people coming down the hill who cannot see them with speeding tickets.
I never like to speed on this highway because I drive on it everyday and I know it is very dangerous so I know I wasn't speeding excessively. I'm not POSTIVE how fast I was going but I'm sure I was going about 55 to 60 before I went down the hill. (Yes I know that is speeding still...) Do you think it is possible that the downward hill might have let my car speed up?
If so would I be able to file a trail by declaration with a no contest and asking for the judge to lower my sentence to a 21710 (coasting charge) which does not put points on my record?
And if I do that, do I file as 'no contest' or 'not guily' ... I'm really new to this stuff and I just started researching so I'm not quite sure of the difference between the two but that no contest means that you are admitting to guilt.
I really have no problem paying the bail whatever it is but I just do not want the points on my record.
Any and All help would be great.
-Amanda
Ok. I got a 22349(b) ticket for doing 70mph in a 55mph zone. It was in Riverside County California. I plan on submitting a Trial by Declaration but would like some input first.
So it's a 2 lane highway and I am driving straight ahead well there is a downward hill at the end of a striagh away, so before you get to the end of the straight away you cannot see what is at the bottom of the hill. So the cops sit behind some bushes at the bottom of the hill and slam all the people coming down the hill who cannot see them with speeding tickets.
I never like to speed on this highway because I drive on it everyday and I know it is very dangerous so I know I wasn't speeding excessively. I'm not POSTIVE how fast I was going but I'm sure I was going about 55 to 60 before I went down the hill. (Yes I know that is speeding still...) Do you think it is possible that the downward hill might have let my car speed up?
If so would I be able to file a trail by declaration with a no contest and asking for the judge to lower my sentence to a 21710 (coasting charge) which does not put points on my record?
And if I do that, do I file as 'no contest' or 'not guily' ... I'm really new to this stuff and I just started researching so I'm not quite sure of the difference between the two but that no contest means that you are admitting to guilt.
I really have no problem paying the bail whatever it is but I just do not want the points on my record.
Any and All help would be great.
-Amanda