I was caught speeding and the officer gave me a ticket for five over.... which wasn't my actual speed, but the point is I have looked at the ticket and it doesn't say.  I need to know so I can save that much from my pay check.
208587
you need to call the court house they change from state state and even city to city.  Also if you are that polite when you show up in court and they see it is your first infraction they may even lower it more.  I was going 15 above and when i went to court they saw i had a long and good driving record and the judge lowered the speed and fine so less points would be taken off my license
461605
I am from Colorado, but here it is only a fine and not a points thing.  I would go to the courthouse and ask at the admin windows, or you should just be able to pay the fine on the ticket, instead of having to go to court.  I could be wrong, as states are different.
398259
My brother just got in trouble for going 78 in a 40 in June. He had no previous tickets or anything got a $150 dollar fine. They could make you go to traffic school. It really depends on if your judge is in a good mood, and how many previous offenses you have
654644
Just be honest.\nSome places it matters, some it doesn't.\nHopefully it's just "speeding" and not "reckless driving".\nDid you do jail time, or just pay a fine?\nDid it happen a long time ago?\n\nAgain, be honest.
88965
Just a note on your ticket. The speed gun they use does a print out. Request a viewing of it before you go to court on the ticket. I take it you are not going to just up and pay so be prepared by reading the fine print.\n\nI trust the police to a point. I used to have a pool hall and some cops liked the fact that the kids were all in one place and some didn't. Bottom line, they ended up costing me about 45G when they dug out a 111 year old city ordinance that said I had to close between 1 and 4 in the morning. I sold my share of the pool hall to my partner because after they did that, I couldn't make a living at it.\n\nI did have some trusted police though. It is important to know a few officers that can help you in times of trouble so get to know your city and county police on a social basis. \n\nOfficers are like every other human, they have the faults and frailties as well as boons and bounties (no pun intended LOL)\n\nI hope you get what you need to beat this ticket.\n\nGood Luck
507365
You can try to go to Court and dispute the ticket, but then most likely you will be saddled with additional Court Costs if you lose.\n\nIn theory, if any information on the ticket is incorrect, is should be void, but I  had a "seat belt violation" and even had my seat belt on and the Cop that wrote the ticket indicated that I was going North on a street that I was going East...there was not North!  The judge found against me as he said the cop had the benefit of the doubt and I ended up paying $250 for what might have been at $50 ticket.
645055
On a stretch of road that ran straight for about 3.5 miles, I clocked a oncoming vehicle at 136mph. I had never had one that high and was wondering if the radar was not accurate. I reset it and it showed 147mph, to my luck another unit was behind me about 1.5 miles and was able too stop the vehicle. Needless to say no ticket issued, he was jail bound and his vehicle towed. Not had one that high since.
473460
"Paced" means he was behind you trying to go the same speed you were going. So if he matched your speed, he can look at his speedometer and see that you were going 40. You can also look at the violation you were charged with. Sometimes the violation cited is not for being over the posted speed limit, it is for unsafe speed, which less dependant on your exact speed. As far as contesting the ticket, if you have the time and do some fact gathering, maybe you can convince a judge that you were not in violation. If you go to court, it isn't going to be any worse, but you could get off with traffic school or something.
45680
The officer has the discretion to give you a ticket or just a warning.  Look at a warning as a polite reminder from the police to drive more safely.  It does not go on your record.
207646
You'd probably be better of the pay the ticket.  If you go to court you may have to pay court costs as well as the fine.
329171
what was the ticket for? Are you SURE it's a bogus ticket, were you speeding, not signaling, etc? Usually, even in Hickville, etc., cops are held to a pretty high standard, there. I'd re-read the ticket and really think on it. Don't just be biased, make SURE you were doing right. If not, then fess up, and pay the ticket.\n\nI read your addition to the original, if I was you I'd pay the ticket...then MOVE. Or, just avoid that town from now on. Pay it, under protest, then take the whole thing and mail it to the state atty. general, let them deal with it...
527979
Normal driving speeds should be acknowledged during transport.  However, if the officer is in proximity of another 911 he can exceed the speed limit in order to respond.\n\nDuring a routine traffic stop I was once arrested for "not having drivers license on person."  Which is a discretionary ticket.  I had left work on the night shift for lunch and left my purse in my locker?   I was hand cuffed behind my back and placed in the car.\n\nThe officer received a call to respond to a possible drug related incident?  He flew 120 MPH to a house in the country.  I sat in the back seat while they busted a house.  The officer came to the patrol car and told me to lay down.  I asked if he could loosen the cuffs because they were cutting into my wrists?  He said he couldn't do that.  The officer put the drug dealer in car with ME.\n\nThen he drove like a bat out of hell for 20 minutes to get to the station.  I even asked the officer if he had to drive so fast, and could he legally do that?  He said "I can in this case".\n\nI mentioned this when I went to court?  The fine for my misfortune should have been release upon ICS or ISS or what ever they call into?  My court fine?  $900!\n\nI would say that the officer can validate his speed by any means of responce and/or immediate call for assistance.
327873
Lets see, speeding ticket max of what $200 maybe. Running from a cop = automatic arrest if you caught so taht means bail, court time, fines for running from the cop and probably medical bills as cops don't take kindly to people running from them. \n\nThat assumes you don't hit anything and nothing hits you. Losing your car on top of the jail time would just be insult on top of injury. \n\nDoing the math it's not worth running from a speeding ticket. Second diving into a parking lot only works if the cop doesn't see you dive in, if nobody in the parking lot rats you off to the cop and you can get out and far away before the friends he radioed for show up.
269250
I got a ticket in Virginia and went to court, not to fight it, it was excuse for a couple of hours off of work.  That excuse saved me some cash though.  See I told the judge that I was guilty and did the speeding.  I told them that they caught me and that I had no excuse.  He suspended everything, but court costs ($29).  The bottom line is not to speed, especialy in a ncrazy state like Virginia.  Just go to court and say yes I did it, I have no excuse.  The people who begged and whined at the court all got very stiff penalties.\n\nThose of us who just said "I am guilty" got off with the lightest penalty.  It seems to be a big deal for someone to admit guilt now a days, and not whine and cry and say it was anything and everything else but their fault.
355513
Hey dude - Sorry to hear about the ticket.  I got a couple things for ya:\n\n1.) You said you think you weren't doing more than 85.  So you know, most speedometers in vehicles are off between 5-7MPH.  Unless you have a calibrated speedometer (like cop cars) your indicated speed is probably not what you are actually doing.  Be careful.\n\n2.)  I have never heard of them changing this type of violation to a non-moving violation.  I think the route you should attempt to take is to go to court and respectfully and in a non-argumentative manner, request the fine/speed be reduced due to whatever circumstances you feel are appropriate.  A lower speed will possibly reduce the points.\n\nThe key is be humble and respectful.  The worst thing that can happen is the court will say no.  Doesn't hurt to ask though.\n\nGood luck.
527359
Go to court. Wear a suit.  You can win if the officer who wrote the ticket doesn't show up. \n\nIf they do, you then just explain the facts.  REHEARSE this many times, get the sequence down right so it's clear, don't talk about irrelevant matters such as paint quality, get comfortable with the facts so when you suddenly realize where you are it doesn't matter.  Think about their questions "But part of your car WAS outside the space?"  and your answer "Your Honor, my car is a Toyota, with a wheelbase of x inches. The average midsize has a y inch wheelbase.  The space in question is Z inches, and the average space is Q.  They created a space so small that few cars can legitimately fit into it, so they basically have set a trap for anyone that parks there without a tape measure." \n\nWorst case, you lose and pay the $105.
368699
The court is going to uphold the ticket.  You're better off to just pay it (the correct amount which the court can give you) and not make any enemies because he WILL know if you fight it.