Unbreakable1

I think this is a good thing, but I am not sure, so I figured ill ask

Mid September I received my first moving violation in the C after 2 years of ownership (and got pulled over for the first time in 9+ years actually) - but I just figured it was about time and took the ticket

i was in Alhambra at the time and clocked me at 85 mph

the officer actually forgot to return my license and it showed up in the mail 2 days later

i waited for 3-4 weeks for my notice to arrive in the mail and it still has not shown up

i tried to call the court but they only have automated system so I cant ask any questions

I went to the courts online page and entered my Drivers License #, shows no citations
I entered the Citation #, and theres no record of it

did i just get uber lucky?

thank you!

CELLryuu

im not a cali expert but ive had this happen before. i thought they just lost it. nope they sent a warrant for my arrest a few months later. i just got a traffic attorney explained my case and got it dropped.

what happened was, they sent the ticket to the wrong court. i kept calling to get the court date verification but they kept telling me they had no record of it. go get some answers first....i know you said you couldnt get ahold of anyone but you just need to try harder.

always remember, the law doesnt care about you or your safty, it cares about the revenue from tickets. it will show up but they wont care if it was their fault things got messed up. it will be your fault in the end if you dont get it figured out. last thing you want is to get another ticket and end up in jail cause of a warrant.

DuaneC63

If you signed the ticket you've made a promise to appear within a specific time limit (usually 21 days). It does not matter that additional information has not been sent to you. They can issue a bench warrant but usually won't bother sending someone to find you. However the next time you get stopped, you'll be arrested and detained. You cannot use the lack of information in their system as a defense, but if you can print it out to show a judge just in case. Play it safe and go to the court clerk and get a written acknowlegment that you appeared.

ZephyrAMG

Once a ticket/citation is signed......there is no getting out. Kind of like a terrible marriage certificate....

Unbreakable1

Ok sounds good.. Thanks guys
Thanks for the input

lyyca

The only thing I can think of is if you received a personal envelope mail to you with your original white/pink ticket (CHP's copy) without any DMV attachment to it. Because that's when you know the cop was dickin' with you. This happened to me. I asked my friend who's a lawyer about this and he said to not worry about it. I called my insurance as well to verify and no pts were recorded. And, I signed for 3 infractions: speeding, cutting a vehicle off, and no seatbelt (haha, I had my seatbalt on, I swear! I took it off when I got pulled over.). I must say I was pretty darn lucky.

DuaneC63

That would be a nice outcome.

danlnyc

sorry to hi-jack but has anybody used "trial by written declaration" and actually won? tips/advice would be greatly appreciated.

Unbreakable1

Went to the courthouse and it is in the system... So I'm gonna schedule a court date and see if they will reduce the fine at least, comes out to about 300 with traffic school

As for as trial by declaration, a family friend tried and won, my mom tried and was denied.. I don't remember what the violations were though

deeoh

I used trial by written declaration and won in June. I was caught doing 51mph in a 35 zone here in LA. Ticketkick.com offered me a money back guarranty if I didn't win my case too. YMMV...

CELLryuu

http://blog.motorists.org/trial-by-d...oing-to-court/