Cited for Unsafe Passing When Actual Violation Was Jaywalking

[ldamm]

I was stopped for a jaywalking violation, but when I received the citation in the mail the offense was listed as "unsafe passing on right shoulder". This appears to be a clerical error. The CVC section codes are very similar. The citation includes my license number, but the vehicle license number field is blank.

In responding to the citation with a written declaration, for evidence I am indicating the absence of a vehicle license number on the citation, and in the statement of facts I state the following: "I do not own a motor vehicle, and I was not driving a motor vehicle on the date in question. I declare under penalty of perjury that this statement is true and correct." I did not say anything else in my declaration.

Do you think this will lead to a verdict of not guilty?

 

[HighwayMan]

Wait and see what happens.

No one here can predict what will happen. No one here is clairvoyant.

 

[not2cleverRed]

Wait and see what happens.

No one here can predict what will happen. No one here is clairvoyant.

Heck, my magic 8 ball won't even tell me what state this is.

 

[HighwayMan]

Heck, my magic 8 ball won't even tell me what state this is.

Well mine says that it's California.

(The reference to CVC kind of gives it away though.)