35mph over the safe speed for eating?

[bojangle]

I usually go 3 months, just to give the driver time to save up and financially prepare in the rare event I write a mover.

Plus it helps sell the ticket when you explain it like that.

The 8 weeks for us is what our records department wants.

 

[CRUZer]

So the court schedules the appearance based on the officer's notes? For example, if the court receives the citation 6 weeks after the cite was issued, and the officer writes 8 weeks on the cite, then the court would book it 8 weeks later for a total of 14 weeks from the original cite date?

 

[TheRiddler]

So the court schedules the appearance based on the officer's notes? For example, if the court receives the citation 6 weeks after the cite was issued, and the officer writes 8 weeks on the cite, then the court would book it 8 weeks later for a total of 14 weeks from the original cite date?

It's supposed to be from date of issuance.

If the court receives the citation 6 weeks after the cite was issued, and the officer writes 8 weeks on the cite, then the court would book it 2 weeks later.

Under ideal timeline conditions.

 

[CarbonDave]

Any update on this?

 

[CRUZer]

Any update on this?

Trial by Written Declaration submitted at the beginning of January. Judge will review first week in April. If TBWD is unsuccessful, then trial de novo will likely be around the one year anniversary. The wheels or justice grind slowly. I'll update thread with final outcome.

 

[CRUZer]

Update:
I filed a Trial by Written Declaration using a defense based on all of the input from this thread. The TBWD verdict was just posted to the court website today:

VC22350 -I- UNSAFE SPEED FOR PREVAILNG CONDITIONS OVER LIMIT
Dismissal: PC1385-Interest of Justice

Case dismissed.

Thanks for all your input.

 

[bojangle]

^^^ Nice! Thanks for the update.

 

[chrisweir.com]

Update:
I filed a Trial by Written Declaration using a defense based on all of the input from this thread. The TBWD verdict was just posted to the court website today:

VC22350 -I- UNSAFE SPEED FOR PREVAILNG CONDITIONS OVER LIMIT
Dismissal: PC1385-Interest of Justice

Case dismissed.

Thanks for all your input.

Congratulations! Barf rules!

 

[CRUZer]

Got the official dismissal letter in the mail. See image below. It says "Officer declined to prosecute" and is signed by a Judicial Officer (judge?). I'm assuming that means the judicial officer declined to prosecute and not the issuing officer having a change of heart, correct?

 

[bojangle]

Got the official dismissal letter in the mail. See image below. It says "Officer declined to prosecute" and is signed by a Judicial Officer (judge?). I'm assuming that means the judicial officer declined to prosecute and not the issuing officer having a change of heart, correct?

The judicial officer would by the trier of fact. He/she would decide guilty, not guilty, and could dismiss in the interest of justice. But the judicial officer isn't the prosecutor for the people. In traffic court, the police officer that wrote the ticket acts as the prosecutor on behalf of the people most of the time. I'm betting that notice likely refers to the police officer that cited you.

 

[CRUZer]

The judicial officer would by the trier of fact. He/she would decide guilty, not guilty, and could dismiss in the interest of justice. But the judicial officer isn't the prosecutor for the people. In traffic court, the police officer that wrote the ticket acts as the prosecutor on behalf of the people most of the time. I'm betting that notice likely refers to the police officer that cited you.

Good to know! Thanks again for all your insight. I still see the citing officer almost daily while commuting so at least now I'll have positive thoughts regarding the incident.

 

[SoDoSoPa]

Congrats

 

[DannoXYZ]

Got the official dismissal letter in the mail. See image below. It says "Officer declined to prosecute" and is signed by a Judicial Officer (judge?). I'm assuming that means the judicial officer declined to prosecute and not the issuing officer having a change of heart, correct?

Is name/signature on that dimissal same guy that wrote you ticket?

 

[chickenfried]

congrats!

 

[CRUZer]

Is name/signature on that dimissal same guy that wrote you ticket?

No, the Judicial Officer signed the dismissal. I think that's the term for a judge in traffic court.