Baby Boomer
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
I was cited for parking in a no parking red zone at 8:00pm and dark. We were looking for handicap space when a car pulled out from a parking space to our front and we took it. Being a disabled fireman, my son and I looked at the curb to see if it were painted red. It was not. Also, we had low pressure sodium vapor street light light one hundred feet down the road, As a photographer, these lights are 2700 kelvin which is in the orange area of spectrum which wiped out any hint of red on the curb. We later came back to find a ticket on the windshield. I took pictures of the scene and came back to same location the following day and took additional photos of a faded(more white than pink) curb,along with photos of red curbs at other locations. There was no "Red Zone No Parking" signs. The appeal process has three stages. You have to pay fine to make your first appeal. Of course it was denied. The second step requires a Written Declaration, again denied.
I applied for a court hearing for an additional $25. As a plaintive, I have to request evidence from the defense (City of San Jose). They have yet to provide copy of painting record from the log book. They did send a copy of their photo that is of such poor quality that the car looks red instead of green, and the license plate is so white that you can not read anything on the plate. I cannot recognize the vehicle as my vehicle in the Defenses photo. I came by the crimes scene a few weeks later to find the curb painted red. Any suggestions? My argument is that once the parking officer photographed the scene, she in fact changed the scene by adding flash along with flashlight. Any suggestions?: Baby Boomer
I was cited for parking in a no parking red zone at 8:00pm and dark. We were looking for handicap space when a car pulled out from a parking space to our front and we took it. Being a disabled fireman, my son and I looked at the curb to see if it were painted red. It was not. Also, we had low pressure sodium vapor street light light one hundred feet down the road, As a photographer, these lights are 2700 kelvin which is in the orange area of spectrum which wiped out any hint of red on the curb. We later came back to find a ticket on the windshield. I took pictures of the scene and came back to same location the following day and took additional photos of a faded(more white than pink) curb,along with photos of red curbs at other locations. There was no "Red Zone No Parking" signs. The appeal process has three stages. You have to pay fine to make your first appeal. Of course it was denied. The second step requires a Written Declaration, again denied.
I applied for a court hearing for an additional $25. As a plaintive, I have to request evidence from the defense (City of San Jose). They have yet to provide copy of painting record from the log book. They did send a copy of their photo that is of such poor quality that the car looks red instead of green, and the license plate is so white that you can not read anything on the plate. I cannot recognize the vehicle as my vehicle in the Defenses photo. I came by the crimes scene a few weeks later to find the curb painted red. Any suggestions? My argument is that once the parking officer photographed the scene, she in fact changed the scene by adding flash along with flashlight. Any suggestions?: Baby Boomer
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