So I was driving out of town for work. While on the highway, the speed limit dropped to 60mph. I was going 75mph. I looked down at my phone for a couple seconds. When I looked up, a cop was on the side of the highway with his radar gun out. He pulled be over and gave me a ticket for 75 in a 60.

The ticket is filled out with a court date and time and such. However, the ticket doesn't have a fine on it. In the box where it says "Base Fine", it's blank.

I talked to a few people and they say that I can go to court and fight it, because the ticket wasn't completely filled out.

Has anyone had experience with this??? Any input is appreciate it.



It makes sense to me that it could get thrown out. A ticket is pretty much a legal document. Just like any other documents, if it's not completely filled out, it can be considered incomplete/ invalid.

 

...lots of states don't even put the fine on the ticket or even tell you what the fine is when you get the ticket...

 

I don't see how you'd get out of it, even if a fine is not stated on the ticket. But if you'd like to give it a try, doesn't hurt.

 

lol
ticket is citation for speeding
regardless of what the fees may be

 

You can show up in court and plead not guilty if you'd like, but the fact that there's no fine on the ticket is completely meaningless. They don't throw out tickets for minor clerical errors... that's an urban legend more or less.

 

Why do you feel like the ticket should be thrown out just because it was filled out incorrectly? You clearly admit you were speeding. Take responsibility for your actions.......

 

what he said ^^^^^^^^^

 

and for the love of god, "looked down at my phone for a a couple seconds?" i'm way more concerned that you're not watching the road than with your speed...

 

dear s2ki, i was clearly busted breaking the law and want to weasel my way out of it. what do i do?


1) Pay your ticket
2)......?
3) PROFIT!

 

Yes, I had to pay and take defensive driving, even though he wrote down the wrong intersection.

You've got to pay to play.

Please keep your eyes on the road next time, and pull over if you really must use your cell phone, it ended safely with a ticket. Next time a rear end collision won't be as nice.