what is the average california fine for running a red light?
360664
Roughly about $250-$500
834569
It depends on what state you're in.  In my state the maximum penalty for a class A misdemeanor is one year in jail AND a $5,000 fine, unless it's a traffic crime, then the fine goes up to $6,250.\n\nFirst degree trespass, eh?  Sounds like you should have left their house when they told you, not gone to their house to begin with, or stayed away from railroad / public utility property :o)
883861
Fines are generally low.  Court costs are generally high.  For instance, in Charlotte 1 to 5 mph over the speed limit is a $10 fine with $110 court costs added on.
569485
If you read the back of the ticket you will see that you had 15 days in which to pay voluntarily which was even a reduced fine. Now it's too late, you must attend or you won't have an opportunity to fight it. If you don't want to fight it the court will make a ruling that you have to pay and if you don't you won't be allowed to renew your drivers license. My pet peeve is when people ask these questions they don't say what country or state they are in so you may not be getting a correct answer from ANYONE on this. Please just go to court-play it safe! And since you will be there anyway-just contest it-believe me-it's FUN and you have more than an 80 percent chance of winning as the cops rarely show up due to rotation on their shift or they are usually too busy or needed elsewhere. If the cop doesn't show but you do -you're walking out of there with all your money.
124109
Depending on what state you live in, a speeding ticket normally is one (1) point.    If you are driving in excess of perhaps 25-35 miles over the speed limit, the police officer can charge you with reckless driving instead of speeding, in which case that ticket would be a "2-pointer" and considered a MAJOR violation.    In California, you usually cannot go to traffic school for a MAJOR moving violation.    Anyone's driving record with two (2) or more points on it is considered a "non-good driver" and is not eligible for the good driver discounts available on most auto insurance policies.    Minor moving violations usually increase the premium on an auto policy anywhere from $60 to $80 dollars every 6-months, unless you ask the court if you can take the option of going to traffic school.    Minor moving violations stay on your record for three (3) years and should not be charged to you or your policy after that.   MAJOR moving violations stay on your record seven (7) years (as driving information history to prospective insurance carriers and the public) but can only be charged to you and your policy for up to three (3) years.\n\nP.S.  Accidents stay on your record for three (3) years, regardless of fault.  It is imperative that a police report be obtained for insurance company purposes to prove "at-fault" or "not-at-fault" liability when submitting claims to carriers.
381868
In Texas, I have encountered this problem when I'm responding to an emergency. When opportunity allows I have stopped these people and asked for reasons. The number reason is because "I didn't see/notice you." I reply to this by asking them if they didn't see my emergency lights or hear my siren, then how are they able to be aware of the other traffic around them. In Texas, a driver must either pull into another lane (if available) or slow to 20 miles an hour below the posted speed limit. Before I had a radar unit in my vehicle, I used to "leap frog" the state troopers. I would pull in behind their units on traffic stops and then issue citations to anyone that failed to move over or slow down. On average, I wrote three tickets for every traffic stop that they made.
725947
report him???  i see it all the time.  i've seen cops put their lights on and go through a red light then turn it off after they go through...i have seen them speed and go under the speed limit.  this can cause accidents too.  \n\nyou may want to write in the complaint without your return address and make sure to put down the cars #, exact location, crime, etc.
174138
There is no such crime.  The California Penal Code ends (in the relative area) at 2717.9 and does not start again until section 2760.\n\n273a PC, however, is what is commonly known as felony child endangerment.\n\nIf the zero isn't supposed to be in your question, then i'd say you've got 273a PC.  Otherwise, you've got nothing.
862132
Depending on your driving record:  Maximum 4 Points and a fine.\nGo to court, dress conservatively, be polite and respectful, plead no contest and apologize, then accept the consequences - chances are that the penalties will be mitigated.
557642
never pay more than 100 dollars. they red light district in germany charges around 50 dollars and they woman are clean because it is ran by the government
641871
Dear Tony Cologne,\n When you say a red car appearing to move faster, do you mean to the human eye or to the device that the cops use. I think you may have some confusion that is evident in popular lore about the Doppler shift. \nHowever, you might have a point about the cops coming to a complete stop and then catching up again within a quarter mile. At 37 mph a quarter mile is 24 seconds. That means the whole time they are stopping it is adding to your lead as well as the whole time they are accelerating to catch up. Then once they surpass your velocity they have to exceed it enough to catch up within what is left of the 24 seconds they started with. Plus, nobody pulls over right away the instant the lights start flashing. If you had a savvy lawyer you might have a case, plus the judges know these cops usually embellish the truth. Who cares, its a traffic ticket, might as well fight it and have some fun. Its not like you'll get the death penalty if you lose.
171156
According to California law "if a traffic signal light is not working, proceed as if the intersection is controlled by a stop sign in all directions." I doubt that it would be legal to drive through a red light simply because it has not changed when the light is working. The delay time of a light has no basis in determining whether you have to obey the law or not. Most lights are timed and if you see a consistent problem with a specific light not changing even though traffic is consistently not being allowed to go even though there is no cross traffic than it is your duty to report it. It is always illegal to run a red light.
817487
Not even close.  I go to great lengths to avoid it.  I have had a few parking tickets for being more than so many feet from the curb.  If that had been a requisite for the driver's test (oh those many years ago) as I think it is in California, I would have failed and still would not have a license.
677598
Grand theft in CA is anything over $400. Check CA penal code 487.
818194
Most people will say the emergency services ..... but they have to treat lights as a give way sign, and go when they can, and are still punishable if involved in an accident.      However .....  it's the Royal Mail who can legally go through red lights.     They don't of course, but they carry the Queens emblem and as such entitles them to ignore red lights in the eyes of the law.
1187941
Depends on the state you got the ticket and the state you moved to. some states communicate with each other and some states don't. for example, Louisiana doesn't care, but Texas will suspend your license if you don't pay a ticket in California. I drive a truck cross country trust me on this one. also is the ticket for a moving violation (speeding running a red light?) or parking ticket? if not a moving violation then don't worry.
910493
Sorry you got caught, but I don't have much sympathy.  101 is congested nearly all day long and there is no excuse for going 80 or even 90.  You were lucky that your speed on the ticket was  decreased.  Next time, plan your schedule better to allow for more time for your journey - don't drive in such a hurry.\n\nAnyway, Santa Clara County's traffic court has a website you can check out your options.    You can handle some of the paperwork in the North or South County, or San Jose traffice courthouses.\n\nhttp://www.sccsuperiorcourt.org/traffic/\n\nIf your ticket permits traffic school (as noted on the courtesy notice) you can pay that fee and remove the violation from your record.  You can also take the traffic school online.\n\nhttp://www.scselfservice.org/traffic/pay/bailfortxt.htm\nhttp://www.scselfservice.org/traffic/oview/schooltxt.htm