Subject	An example of the 'trial by declaration' letter
Posted by	sasha on February 03, 2010 at 4:52 PM
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Message	Hello! I wonder if anyone has an example of the 'trial by declaration' statement/letter. I'm doing one to contest a fix-it ticket. An officer with self-described excellent hearing wrote me a ticket for 'muffler noise'. Never mind that my car is 10 db quieter than is allowed under the law. I'm still on the hook for $25 even if I show the results from a referee. That's quite a racket they are running here - I pay $174 if I want to forfeit the bail; if I go through a referee I still pay $25 for the privilege of an officer talking to me and giving me a ticket. Not even counting the time I have to waste. So, I've collected some documentation I plan on presenting, but would appreciate pointers on how to write a cover letter. I'm debating if I should point out mistakes on the citation (wrong car model - 350Z; incorrect Vehicle Code stated for the infraction). Or that the officer seemed to be 'fishing' for things - he started with 'why in such a hurry', 'do you know how fast you turned there', etc. Any/all help is appreciated :) .a
Follow Ups	An example of the 'trial by declaration' letter - sasha 16:52:36 02/03/10 Re: An example of the 'trial by declaration' letter - twin3037 17:07:06 02/03/10 You DO know that you pay the full bail, right? - NytWolf 17:55:44 02/03/10 Thanks Wolf! - sasha 18:00:11 02/03/10 Strategy - NytWolf 19:03:02 02/03/10 Great points. Thanks a bunch! (n/m) - sasha 20:31:21 02/03/10 Good luck - NytWolf 00:09:32 02/04/10 Re: You DO know that you pay the full bail, right? - bigflippa_ny 18:50:52 02/03/10 You did not your homework. (n/m) - NytWolf 19:04:03 02/03/10 Absolutely the WRONG advice. (n/m) - ZiNnYc 19:27:03 02/03/10 Incorrect, sir - Dream Z 08:45:09 02/04/10 To win decisively you're going to need a way to - 240Z FeO2 18:32:56 02/03/10 Thanks - I have a measurement done by a referee :) (n/m) - sasha 20:30:53 02/03/10 Good luck - zstod 19:26:31 02/03/10 Re: Good luck - laphamr 19:34:11 02/03/10 Oregon (n/m) - zstod 22:36:07 02/03/10 Wow talk about abuse of power... (n/m) - CaliguyPurdue (Selin Design) 19:37:41 02/03/10 wow. that is intellectually disabled (n/m) - aliaZ 19:41:09 02/03/10 Do a burnout in front of the judges house every Sunday night (n/m) - ShakaShaun(Denver) 20:19:00 02/03/10 I don't believe you. - Evan(CA) 20:28:23 02/03/10 2nd. - ZLover4Life 20:42:03 02/03/10 almost all fines beyond parking tickets are variable (n/m) - Antihero 21:25:36 02/03/10 There are always Maximums. No such thing as no ceilings. (n/m) - ZiNnYc 22:59:47 02/03/10 true, but judges can still almost always stick it to you (n/m) - Antihero 23:04:49 02/03/10 at least in NYC, it always all or none. were lucky? (n/m) - ZiNnYc 00:08:53 02/04/10 Thats what i thought to - zstod 22:40:30 02/03/10 I have witnessed judges raising fines first hand - SeedyROM 01:07:34 02/04/10 What were the tickets for and what was the judge's reasoning - Evan(CA) 01:17:54 02/04/10 It was a policy in fact - SeedyROM 11:29:01 02/04/10 Fighting tickets is BS... - JonnyZ(SoCal) 20:45:18 02/03/10 It's not the "system", it's the parasite control-freaks - BobbyT 22:03:25 02/03/10 "Elections have consequences"....this. (n/m) - chicagozer 13:17:00 02/04/10 Just because the others didn't get tickets doesn't mean - Ashman2k2 23:30:47 02/03/10 It's all about the money (n/m) - njz 00:15:15 02/04/10 Wrong. - ZiNnYc 00:24:30 02/04/10 Can get expensive :) - sasha 10:39:58 02/04/10 It's a Stillen exhaust, and they're CARB compliant, correct? - BigTDogg (MA) 07:58:35 02/04/10 Well, it is Stillen (Greddy, really) - sasha 00:57:48 02/05/10 GReddy SP with a Stillen X-pipe? - BigTDogg (MA) 08:12:49 02/05/10 Thanks! (n/m) - sasha 15:57:45 02/05/10 TR-205 form is pretty straightforward. - Scotts94z32 09:26:58 02/04/10 Thanks Scott - sasha 10:42:13 02/04/10 Speeding by CHP Air Ops - Scotts94z32 11:32:03 02/04/10 Why didn't you ask for a dismissal? - NytWolf 11:45:36 02/04/10 I did ask for a dismissal, they said they would see the - Scotts94z32 12:45:33 02/04/10 I've seen that before too - NytWolf 13:15:26 02/04/10 Wow! Glad you made it safe :) (n/m) - sasha 15:51:32 02/04/10 Hey Scott, with all due respect, I disagree - NytWolf 11:41:51 02/04/10 I did it right, I was very anal - see below: - Scotts94z32 12:59:15 02/04/10 The traffic court in Stockton is the worst in all of CA - NytWolf 13:48:34 02/04/10 At the end of the day, it was a good learning experience. - Scotts94z32 11:52:52 02/05/10 Thanks for the details! (n/m) - sasha 15:56:46 02/05/10 Okay, people -- here's the skinny - NytWolf 12:17:18 02/04/10 That's well-stated, excellent information. . . - Scotts94z32 12:58:59 02/04/10 Yup, they forget about this little thing called.... - zfreak(Dallas) 16:07:43 02/04/10 Thanks for the info - sasha 16:38:19 02/04/10 In a way, yes, but - NytWolf 16:58:55 02/04/10 :) (n/m) - sasha 17:22:45 02/04/10
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