Unless things have changed since 2001, traffic court for North County is held in San Marcos.
Well, OK if you wanna take it that way!!!
Nice try... but again, the examples that you are using are not justifying in any way that you, just because you are "you" (I guess) dont deserve to pay the full fine and get the violation point for it as well...
Presisiting? Let me ask you this... when/if you appear in court, will you still make the arguments that you tried to make her before the Judge? Are you seriously gonna try and convince him/her by using the same logic/explanation you used here?
So do the Sheriff deputies...
Of course.
Of course we do.
Then you might want to change insurance companies. First of all, this is a ZERO POINT violation. PLUS! It is also a correctable violation! Even if the officer did mark it as correctable, a judge can still let you go for $35 flat if you can show proof of correction.
I don't know any that are like that ... but, obviously I don't know the same people you do. Oh, wait, you don't really KNOW any of them, you are just venting and spewing absurd generalities. Understandable.
If the violation is for anywhere near $200 you got cited for something other than (or in addition to) 24250.
I am sure he did.
Fair question. I was very, very nice to the officer. I had a cigarette lit when he came to the window and I noticed the smoke was going towards him so I said, "Officer, would you like me to put my cigarette out, I'm sure it very annoying to you." And then I put it out in my ashtray. I didn't do that because he's a cop, I did it because he's a person and it's the kind thing to do. I smiled and said "yes sir" or "no sir" accordingly. I'm not stupid, I was trying to avoid a ticket not get one.
I know you do. There is nobody on Gods green earth that is more power hungry and corrupt than the LAPD except for maybe the NYPD. Everyone knows this.
Correction? You mean like NOT forgetting to turn my headlights on a block from my house? My headlights aren't broken, I forgot to turn them off as I pulled out of my drive way. The cop knew this, he could literally see my house from where I was pulled over.
You're right, I apologize, I was just really, really upset at the time. Sorry.
I say $200 because the ticket is $150 plus traffic school to keep it off my record.
Right on. I just wanted everyone else who visited this thread in the future to know what kind of cops are really out there. No sympathy. Sure, this guy didn't beat me or shoot me to death like cops love to do but he did put a gun to my head financially speaking.
Do tell... Got any examples of these "videos" that you've been "tremendously successful" at making???
First, $220 is about 50% higher than the recommended state bail and fee schedule amount for the offense. How do you know it is $220? Have you gotten the notice in the mail already?
"Everyone?" We're not over generalizing, are we?
Yes, the section you were cited for (CVC 22450) is a correctable violation. Even if the officer did not indicate it as such on the citation, the court CAN allow it to be and can then assess the $35 fee for that. Or, they can go with the non-correctable fine and fees for about $156, I believe.
No prob. Getting upset is natural.
It is a ZERO point (0 points) violation. Traffic school will avail you nothing. Unless your insurance company dings you because you got a ticket, and not as a result of points, there is really no reason to do traffic school. Before you do traffic school, you might want to call your insurer.
The point is that he does no have to give you a warning or have sympathy for your plight. Was it petty? Maybe. Was it lawful? Seems so.
Personally, I can think of more profitable and pleasurable activities to fill my leisure time, but whatever floats your boat.
I know that cops aren't hired to give warnings. I know all the technical jargon and guidelines but sometimes in life you can make exceptions based on discretion. Technically at my job I'm not required to answer the phone and be polite but I do because it's the right thing to do and it makes people happy. There shouldn't be a fine for a silly accident that caused no harm.
Oh sure because you've never forgotten to turn your headlights on before? It's not like I was drunk and driving or something. Geez! Why is everything so black and white with you people?
Please, take your time and enjoy the site. You may not like what you see.
Why don't you look at the site and then put your money where your mouth is? We have a HUGE member list and growing rapidly. We operate numerous blogs and produce numerous videos making people aware of the crooked police state that is California.
First of all the system is crooked because of the court costs and fees and taxes and time consuming bs that goes into taking care of a simple, harmless accident. The system is corrupt because of cops that feel like they are King Kong or God who shoot people and get off with a wrist slap, most of which (in the towns I've lived) are racists. I could go on for days but it's not what I am here to talk about.
Hey I admitted my guilt. I'm not going to plead not guilty because I was clearly guilty and I'm an honest person. Yes my mistake was ignorant but it was an accident, plain and simple. My lights weren't broken.
Yes sir! Right away sir! God knows I was way of topic by posting a comment about my cvc 24250 ticket in a thread entitled.....oh never-mind.
I read here in this forum that the ticket is about $150 and then add traffic school costs. $220 was a mistype I meant $200 and that's an estimate. If the entire thing only cost me, say, $50 I wouldn't be here in this forum right now. That's a reasonable price for an accident.
No but they enforce it which makes them guilty by association. They enforce it with a giant smile on their faces.
I think you know what I meant. Pretty much everyone knows the fact that the LAPD is ultra corrupt. They make movies after movie about it, turn on the radio and hear show after show about it. Google: LAPD corrupt and see what you get. Most people know this to be a fact. Of course a police insider wouldn't have any clue and would think the whole system is perfect.
Great, we are getting somewhere now. So how do I go about getting it corrected? Do I have to plead not guilty?
The poster above stated from experience that it does involve a point.
Obviously he doesn't have to do anything nor have sympathy for my accidental mistake, just goes to show what kind of person he is. Again, everything is so black and white with you people, where is the sympathy? We're all human.
That was a joke. Next time I'll use a smiley.
Oh, trust me, there is NOTHING more satisfying than exposing corruption. It's a natural high that's hard to put into words. I'm sure a few cops can relate. There is nothing that makes me more sick at my stomach than watching news clips of cops beating someone senseless or tasering an 80 year old man and getting away with it (and those examples are watered down). To expose that kind of behavior gives you a rush. I saw a cop a few months ago beat an old lady in the head with a club because she was riding her bike through a group of protesters. He got off free though despite the footage.
Traffic enforcement is part of the job. Granted it is a minor part of the job, but is still part of the job. And, if the officers are part of a traffic enforcement unit, they almost always give cites. It is what they are expected to do.
The stats just don' bear that baseless allegation out, sorry.
Allegations are EASY ... all anyone has to do is make a claim, even if not true. The LAPD now has a system by which officers get negative points for every allegation against them - false or not. So, when it comes time for promotion or transfer, they get denied because they have these allegations. So, what has happened is that many officers have turned into REACTIVE officers as opposed to PRO-active ones.
I get links to news art5icles from old stories, the Rampart scandal, and an assortment of blogs by rather biased folks.
Never said the system was perfect ... but, as I AM on the inside, I see far more of how it works than you do. I actually KNOW the people involved. And, as a side note, who do you think breaks most allegations of police corruption and malfeasance? Oh yeah, it is other cops!
You appear in court, plead not guilty, and ask if the violation is correctable. if so, you might have ask what is acceptable proof of correction to the court. they do not HAVE to make it correctable, but they can.
That's contrary to the 2009 bail and fee schedule. But, the courts do not assign points, the DMV does. So, looking on the DMV website, it appears that 24250 is, indeed, a one point violation. That's what I get for looking at only one resource.
What he did was legal, whether it was something I would have done or not. Ranting about it is fine, but in the end the rant does nothing to change the situation you are in. At this point, you go in and plead not guilty, ask if it is correctable, and if it is you later bring in some proof of correction. What that might be, I can't say off hand - usually it's a sign off on the back of the citation.
We're cops. We don't have a sense of humor.